HOW TO – Make an R2-D2 Pinhole Camera
CRAFT friend Bonnie Burton has posted up a complete photo tutorial on how to make your own R2-D2 pinhole camera. It’s also a great way to use your old oatmeal container and soda cans in the process! 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.
Metal man
I don’t know too much about this series of sculptures exhibits, other than MAKE Flickr photo pool member certainly has an eye for good stuff… – Link. It looks like a few of these were all made from the same erector-set like parts.
Grow your own furniture
Chris grows his own furniture, only takes about 5 years to get a nice stool to harvest – “You can grow a stool or a table frame like these. Fruit growers have been training trees to shape since we don’t know when, and furniture has been made of wood for thousands of years, so why […]
Betz White’s Sewing Machine
Betz White, crafter of the cutest felt cupcakes and coffee cup pincushions around, shares with us her personal sewing machine which happens to bear her name. Betz says, “My mom bought me this used/rebuilt machine back in 1985 when I started college for Fashion Design. I have been using it ever since! It’s such a […]
Powerbike – a bicycle and a playground slide
Besides the interesting artist’s statement and overview, this also looks like a fun bicycle – “Powerbike,” is a marvel of metaphoric simplicity. The artist has devised a user-friendly installation that is a mixture of bike and playground slide. Would-be participants are encouraged to mount a ladder whose every step contains words such as “rich,” “healthy,” […]
Susan Beal’s Sewing Machine
Susan Beal of West Coast Crafty gives us the deets on her sewing machine and serger. Susan says, “I have a three-year-old Viking Huskystar 215, which has been great for all my sewing projects, from making handbags and clothes to light quilting. It came with a 25-year warranty so I can take it in for […]
DIY Anywhere tripod
Here’s a DIY version of the GorillaPod, a go anywhere flexible tripod for your camera – [via] – Link. Related: Imaging @ MAKE – Link. DIY Sony DSC-7 “tripod” – Link. The Monkey Arm – DIY Clamp tripod – Link.