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.
Back in the old days there wasn’t iMovie, well – there’s was in a way, but it was made out of wood, metal, glass and a lot of planning. Here’s how folks added titles and effects to their movies before drag-n-drop, Popular Science 1940 – Link.
This is a really nice brooch made from tape measure tape from CRAFT Flickr photo pool member Plastic_Girl… [via] – Link.
Perfect for the playoffs, these cufflinks are made from actual seats from Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, and Wrigley Field Seats (They have other stadiums as well). Thanks Shawn! – Link and also check out their token & coin jewelry.
Ok, I’d never buy this, but I think I would re-CRAFT an old umbrella It’s a clever idea, when you fold it up it looks more like a bouquet of flowers and not much like a crummy umbella… [via] – Link.
A 75 year old Chinese farmer invented and built this DIY dual-use amphibious vehicle (called “The Happy Boat”). It has a 5 HP diesel engine and a 1 HP electric engine, he plans to take it on vacation soon… [via] – Link. Related: The inventiveness of farmers – Link. DIY projects, from China – Link.
So today is shaping up to be a banner day for taxidermy, if this keeps up we’ll do “taxidermy Tuesday” – any way, here’s a gallery of “bizarre taxidermy” – some gems include: cyclops fish, two headed cats/rabbits/baby chicks and some other one-eye oddities… [via] – Link. Related taxidermy projects: HOW TO – LED Throwie […]
I love this Flickr photo pool, it’s a huge collection of vintage hobby books. At first glance, I think these are my favorite so far… – Link. You can also get the pattern here! “Armed Robbery for the Holidays” – Link. Related: Vintage craft magazines – Link. Vintage archives on CRAFT – Link.
