Tom Deininger’s Landscapes from Junk
. Tom Deininger makes unbelievable landscape assemblages from junk…although, it looks like there’s some pretty good stuff in there! [via Nag on the lake]
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How-To: Specimen Jars
Our friends at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories have come up with some awesome specimen jars that will add the perfect touch of creepy to your Halloween table. They are even (generally speaking) edible, though folks’ stomachs might be turned a little too much to want to eat them. See what secret ingredients create these realistic […]
Continue ReadingAccess Android Sensors from a Scratch Program
Users of the Scratch visual programming language can now add an Android handset to their arsenal of plug and play tools. Using the Scratch Sensor app on your handset will get you access to the accelerometer and compass data over the Scratch networking protocol, turning the device into a readily available data acquisition module.
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Skill Builder: Figure Sculpting Tutorials
Julian Khor, a Senior Lead Designer at Ubisoft Singapore, has a series of inspiring videos (99 in all) on sculpting superheroes, action figures, and modeling the human form in general (virtual 3D modeling tuts, too). The above video is part one of a 35-part series on sculpting a Hulk-y “action figure.”
Continue ReadingWaffle Croque-Madame
A croque-monsieur is a grilled ham-and-cheese sandwich. Croquer is the French verb “to crunch,” and monsier is … “sir.” Slap a poached or fried egg on top and it becomes a croque-madame. Well, if you’re feeling incredibly indulgent, you can test out this variant on the croque-madame that calls for pressing store-bought croissant dough in […]
Continue ReadingOn-the-Cheap Craft Room Makeover
Rebecca from Older and Wiser posted an amazing craft room transformation recap. With a $75 budget, she did some amazing work. I love her creativity to storage needs, work spaces, etc. Great work!
Continue ReadingHow-To: Longboard Deck From Popsicle Sticks
Popsicle sticks are about as crafty as it gets when it comes to materials, so it caught my eye when Sean over at MAKE posted this Popsicle Stick Longboard project by Instructables user nsnip. I have wanted to make a longboard deck for some time, however I was having trouble finding cheap veneers. I started […]
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