How-To: Hanging Test Tube Vase
Embrace your inner science-meets-design geek with this hanging test tube vase tutorial from Rebecca at A Daily Something!
Craft & Design
From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.
Inspiring Historical Repairs
I realized I’ve never posted about one of my favorite blogs, Past Imperfect, or The Art of Inventive Repair. Andrew Baseman is an interior designer and set designer who collects antique repaired objects. While we now usually toss a chipped tea cup (or sometimes upcycle it into something new!), in the past, these items were […]
How-To: Rolling Pin Paper Printing
Turn your baking pin into a paper printing platen with this fun project
Silicone Carpet Pattern
If you’ve got some silicone caulk and you are looking for a creative way to use it, you could always consider recreating a traditional carpet pattern with it on the floor like artist Heike Weber did in this incredible work called Kilim. [via like a field mouse] More: MAKE | Carpet Graffiti MAKE | Hand-made […]
Jen Stark’s Paper Sculptures
Counter Cosmo / 30″ x 30″ x 5″ / hand-cut paper, wood / 2011 It’s been some time since we’ve covered Jen Stark‘s incredible paper sculptures, but I just discovered her! Take half an hour on this lazy Sunday to look through her past work and gape. If you live in LA, you can see […]
Maker Faire New York: House of Reboot
Eco-conscious clothing is becoming more popular, but Pennsylvania’s Michael Masterson of House of Reboot takes the eco title to another level. Michael was one of the exhibitors in BUST magazine’s”craftacular” section of Maker Faire New York. Not only does he source his wool, denim and other materials from surplus bolts of fabric that date as […]
Maker Faire New York: Adam Matta, Human Beatbox
One of the coolest things I saw at Maker Faire New York was a performance by Tuvan throat singer Liron Peled and human beatbox artist Adam Matta. Tuvan throat singing is an ancient vocal technique practiced by the Tuva people of southern Siberia. Human beatboxing, imitating percussion sounds with the voice, grew out of hip […]