Our own inimitable Laura Cochrane spotted this clever trick over at The Craft Patch. It may not be glamorous or sexy, but I love insanely simple stuff like this born of paying careful attention to what’s right there in front of you.
I’m filing away all sorts of ideas for the holidays right now and I’ve bookmarked this quick suggestion from the Birch Fabrics blog. Using their Mod Basics collection, they made simple decals with what appears to be Wonder Under. Cut out a favorite animal shape and apply to a romper of your choice.
Bryce Moore talks to us about furniture, commodification, and democratic design from his shop in the nearly abandoned basement of Northland Mall in Detroit. We also learn about how his ShopBot and automation make custom, high-end design possible, even in a fluctuating economy.
Gorillapods are pretty versatile tripods.You can find them for between $20-$50 depending on the size or build one for a few dollars in parts. Wanna know what’s even cooler than a Gorillapod? A Gorillapod on wheels. Yep, just bolt on some inline skate wheels and your fancy new tripod is now a hybrid tripod dolly.
Here at Make: Labs we’re all about documenting the testing and building of projects. Up until recently, we interns had direct access to a small digital “point and shoot” style camera that we would use for close up detailed shots and to capture images of life in the lab.
Earl Santaniel from Moscow make fantastical creatures out of Fimo clay, fake fur, and wire. “Pearl” (shown here) is a baby dragon. He writes, “It can sit and it can stand, its tail is movable too.” See Earl’s other creations at his Deviant Art page.
On October 19th we posted our Martha Stewart’s Handmade Holiday Craft book giveaway, and randomly chose 3 comments out of a total of over 300. These 3 lucky winners are Cheryl Potemkin, Laura Short, and Melinda Whiteman. Congratulations to all 3 of you! You have each won a copy of Martha’s fabulous book. And thank […]
