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This concept from designers Ami Drach and Dov Ganchrow is called “+/- hot plate.” The plates are silkscreened with conductive inks to create circuit traces, in this case simple resistive heating elements arranged in artful patterns. If the traces will hold up to soldering…
These beaded crochet bracelets from Regina of Creative Kismet are beautiful, and super simple to make. Regina’s video tutorial walks you through making a bracelet with small and large beads, and finishing it off with a decorative button closure. Gorgeous! More: How-To: Chunky Link Ball Chain Friendship Bracelet @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Wrapped Bracelets @Craftzine.com blog […]
Dan Green’s work is sculpture and performance at the same time. He manipulates keyboards and phone cords and crab shells into costumes that are easily anthropomorphized. He is a passionate maker, and a passionate father.
This week in the MAKE Flickr pool we saw…
Here are some cool things we saw in the CRAFT Flickr Pool this week: kitten kit, by cupcakes for clara IMG_3049a_1, by koron007 Dipping in Indigo (1), by Lauren Barkume The Date, by Harem6 Stuffed RockStar Plush, by Saint Angel
There’s jewelry lurking in your recycle bin! Grab a handful of of your favorite paper scraps and whip up a fun and funky paper bangle bracelet with this tutorial from Shala at Don’t Eat the Paste. I’m really excited about these super easy upcycled paper bangles because there are so many possibilities for them, using […]
Craftster member, graverobbergirl, created this stunning Doctor Who quilt as a wedding gift for friends (lucky friends!). The quilt is queen-sized and is “pieced Irish Chain pattern, hand applique, hand-embroidery and both machine and hand-quilted.” She has some great shots of the Daleks and TARDIS coming together, and I love the way she placed everything […]
