Made On Earth — Illegal Soapbox Derby Races
Races have been taking place atop Bernal Hill in San Francisco since the 1970s, but it’s not entirely clear what makes the event illegal.
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.
Made On Earth — Raygun Reverie
Paul Loughridge’s hand-built, retro raygun models have the authentic menace of Star Wars and the wacky form factor of Men in Black.
Ripple Along
OK, anyone else find themselves enticed by the recent sightings in the craft blog world of beautifully crocheted ripple blankets? For me, it started with Alicia’s blanket, who in turn was inspired by Jane’s Yarnstorm ripple. Now crochet gal Kim Werker of Crochet Me has started a Ripple Along. I can’t stop staring at all […]
Knitted fruit
These handmade knitted fruits are amazing! Fat Free Food – a photoset on Flickr – [via] Link. More: Brookelynn Morris’ felted a fruit bonanza – Brookelynn’s felted fruit tutorial graces the cover of our new issue, CRAFT:02. More tips for creating felted fruit can also be found online & photos.
MatchstickMan – The incredible Matchstick Uke
Tony writes – Jack Hall from England, U.K. proved that a ukulele didn’t need to be made with conventional tools or from the finest materials to play well, sound good and be beautiful to look at. This one-of-a- kind 1984 ukulele was made entirely from used wooden matchsticks…10,000 of them painstakingly glued together with 2 […]
Dart board without shadows
Scott sent in his invention, a light fixture designed to illuminate a dartboard uniformly without shadows by encircling the board with light. Any dart wielding makers? Are shadows a problem usually? Nuvolux Incorporated – Link.
Knitted Food
Check out the amazing flickr photo set of pezdiva who makes some crazy beautiful knitted food such as the fruits above and the yummy fat free breakfast. Thanks Sam! Link. Related: CRAFT: Felted Fruit – Link.