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.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Farnea writes – “My first circuit bending stuff. I got a cheap toy piano and added some components and touch contact to make the sound weird.” – Link & video. Related: Circuit-Bending: External Controllers – Link. Circuit-Bending: Build an Incantor – Link. Circuit bent Furby – Link. HOW TO – […]
Kit up is a relatively new site that has reviews of gear from military personal – the stuff they cover is literally battle tested. A recent post mentions the use of “silly string” as an effective aid to discovering trip wires. “Kit Up is the stuff you weren’t issued but that you couldn’t have done […]
Fabienne Serriere, Engadget how-to writer and Netscape anchor, got herself a great vintage Singer 222K sewing machine. Fabienne says, “If you learned on a rock solid sewing machine and ever since have lamented the plastic creations that pass for sewing machines nowadays, you will understand why I needed this gadget so badly. A Singer Featherweight, […]
Nick made an alien-looking sculpture from a ton of rolled up newspapers… [via] – Link. Related: Art @ MAKE – Link. Laptop bag made from newspapers – Link.
Andrew writes – “Here are DIY macro framing prongs for underwater photography housing made from heat shaped PVC drain pipe and ss wire. When autofocus fails use manual focus and framing prongs…” – Link. Related: DIY $10 Macro photo studio – Link. Do-It-Yourself Macro lens – Link. ECU macro assembly – Link. HOW TO – […]
Big thank you to Megan Reardon of Not Martha who gave us the scoop on her sewing machine she uses for her crafty business. Megan says, “I have a Juki TL-98E, it’s a straight stitch machine usually marketed towards quilters. I bought when I was starting The Organized Knitter for purely practical reasons – knee […]
Rick writes – “While I was playing with hard drives, I was really struck by how mirror-like the platter surface was. I decided my next project was to create a mirror out of hard drive platters.” – Link & photos. There’s a lot of hard drive art lately it seems… Related: HOW TO make a […]
