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Artist Carrin Welch’s Four Rocking Horses of the Apocalypse were just the first of many, many wonderful things I saw at yesterday’s Austin Mini Maker Faire. Click through to learn more about these eschatological playthings, and stay tuned for more awesome stuff from AMMF 2012!
Mother’s Day is tomorrow! If you’re still doing some last-minute crafting, make sure you check out this Mother’s Day yo-yo wrist corsage tutorial from CRAFT’s own Lish Dorset. They’re quick, fun, and sure to put a smile on any mom’s face! More: How-To: Vintage Mother’s Day Corsage @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Button Corsage @Craftzine.com blog How-To […]
Bay Area artist Dax Tran-Caffee has always been drawn to storytelling. He began his career as a painter, but the static format feel short of his desires and he progressed to moving images and then moving sculptural images in the form of puppets large and small. He founded The Museum Proper, and their amazing debut […]
Make your own unique patterned fabrics with this fabric printing tutorial that Karina from Maple Ash and Oak shared on Poppytalk! No need for large screens, squeegees, and emulsion. Beautiful prints can be created with simple methods and materials. Most of the supplies are household items and the rest can be found at your local […]
Seattle-based artist Tamara Clammer began teaching herself leatherworking in 2004, and today she makes an array of imaginative masks and accessories. As she writes on her website: It didn’t make sense to anyone that I would buy expensive tools and supplies, rent a space, and have no idea how to use any of it. But […]
Willow Brugh checks out uber hacker Rob Flickenger’s latest project, a don’t try this at home Tesla gun!
Using a tom tom drum, an Icoustic bass, and violin, iCoustic founder Ken Preece has produced what looks to be a low-end banjo on steroids. The size and proximity of the tom tom brings out the depth of the bass as he plays it. Definitely a hip way to play upright bass.
