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.
One Def Leopard song and this thing is gone… but I think that’s the idea! Yes, this is a complete heavy metal drum kit, and an amp, lovingly crafted out of paper and balsa wood. Yes, it is actual size. Yes, it’s pretty freaking awesome. [via] – Link
Wayne writes – “DIY Grid Spot for your flash (out of a strip of corrugated cardboard and some glue.) These things sell for about $40 each when made out of extruded aluminum. Awesome.” – Link. Related: More imagining hacks, projects and mods – Link.
In response to our homemade pipe organ post, MAKE reader NineInchNachos sent in this video of his friend (Fishing Boat Captain Brian Crapo in Juneau, Alaska) building a pipe organ in his bedroom… – Link. Previous: Homebrew pipe organ – Link. Related: Homemade instruments for kids – Link. Build your own instruments – Link. Andy’s […]
This art project/robot looks around for puddles of Coke, when it finds them it slurps it up, sprays it on itself and after the coke easts through its robot skin, it self-destructs. Poor little dude… – [via] – Link. Related: 200 liters of Diet Coke and over 500 Mentos mints – Link. Coke Blak lamp […]
PanEuropean @ the VWvortex Forums has an *incredible* tour of the VW factory in Dresden, Germany. He writes – “I have visited the Phaeton assembly plant in Dresden several times, and thoroughly enjoyed each visit. The building and grounds are beautiful, and the whole process of both making and selling Phaetons is totally different than […]
Here’s a super-simple flying-thing project suitable for kids from the Howtoons group on Instructables, Hoopajoo writes… – “This instructable will show you how to make a simple toy hovercraft for small children. It is suitable for daycare projects, science projects (aerodynamics and gyroscopes) as well as general fun. This is a project can be built […]
Sure you can recycle your empty soda cans, but why not turn them into art? This blog showcases the crushed can art of Charles Kaufman who brings new life with his fun illustration style to these empty cans. Thanks to Dot Reynolds for sending this in! Link.
