MIDI-controlled circuit bent telephone modem
Highly liquid points to this awesome MIDI-controlled circuit bent telephone modem – what a great use for an old modem, there are millions of them just getting tossed… laboratory fermicirrus – [via] Link.
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.
HOW TO – Make bacon soap
Nothing gets you clean like good ole’ fashion bacon soap, Noah writes… Soap can be made from just about any kind of fat. Even though fat from bacon, called lard, isn’t the finest of fats to use for making soap, it somehow seemed to be the most exciting. Why? Because bacon is amazing. It has […]
The Origami Lab
Phil @ MAKE brings us a cool origami post: The New Yorker has a great article about Robert Lang, physicist turned origami pro (we’ve covered his work on MAKE a lot)… One of the few Americans to see action during the Bug Wars of the nineteen-nineties was Robert J. Lang, a lanky Californian who was […]
CoilOsapien – Robosapien robot with a coil gun
Despite numerous warnings from science fiction authors and Hollywood movies regarding the weaponification of robots Robert has outfitted his Robosapien with a flame thrower and a coil gun – The coilgun is controlled using the V2’s remote and is able to fire 8 shots with it’s electronic reload. The charging time varies but is around […]
Glasses made from bike parts and more…
Scott from Urban Spectacles of Wood makes the most incredible glasses frames in the world, some from wood, others from vinyl records. His latest builds are frames from bicycle parts, sheet aluminum, goggles inspired by super8 cameras and detailed carved frames from wood, check them out. Urban Spectacles of Wood – Link.
HOW TO – Mod a Keychain Crochet Hook
Karrie of Girl on the Rocks shows you how to mod a crochet hook to fit on your keychain. Perfect portability for your crochet or to quick fix your knitting projects. Link.
Textile Inspiration
The most incredible thing I’ve seen in London so far has got to be the textile room at the Victoria and Albert Museum, although if you’re there, you can’t help seeing their fantastic exhibits on fashion, ironwork, and, right now, Kylie Minogue. The textile room is an absolutely incredible resource, whether you are an embroiderer, […]