This Portal 2 Wheatley puppet from Furin Cosplay is nothing short of phenomenal. Check out the extensive in-progress documentation on her blog to get an even deeper appreciation for the amount of work that went in to making it. [via @thinkgeek]
New York entrepreneur John Vaccaro bought a bunch of Bernie Madoff’s expensive tailored clothing at the federal auction of Madoff’s property in November, 2010, and has resewn them into iPad covers, which he is selling (at rather luxurious prices) through his recently-launched clothing label Frederick James.
Since the day I discovered etching cream, I have been scouring thrift stores for interesting glass objects to personalize. But, this project is from All Things Thrifty is something that I can only aspire to! In a total table revamp, you’ll learn how to turn a $5 find into a beautiful piece of furniture with […]
These wee felt owls from Laura of Bugs and Fishes by Lupin are a quick and easy craft and perfect for using up scraps of felt. Get the pattern and how-to over on her blog.
This creation, by Bart and Stef, repurposes a can lid to cut cakes. You can select as many slices as you want and the NXT brick computes the angles.
Andrew Lewis shares an interesting guest project from Inkodye on his blog, Upcraft.it. Inkodye is a photo-sensitive permanent dye you can use to print on fabrics. Here, a strip of silk ribbon was coated with the dye, and then a strip of photo negatives was pinned over that. After a few minutes in the sun, […]
MAKE regular Shawn Thorsson, of Petaluma, CA, casts and paints these rather brilliant army man / lawn gnome mash-up figures in his home workshop. They are available in both painted and unpainted varieties in Shawn’s Etsy shop, and there’s also a Flickr set full of great in-process photos.
