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 Rautiocination is taking some super-close up photos… (here are the macro shots) – “an ungodly abomination, a EF 90-300 mm lens which is male to male filter coupled to a EF-S 18-55 lens …potential magnification is around 300 / 18 = ~16x (not taking into account non-full frame sensor, for […]
As knitters, we’ve all experienced the many mistakes that can happen along the way, especially for projects beyond the “one size fits all scarf”. How do you fix a sweater that’s too short that you’ve been working on for the last 3 months? How do you fix a missing stitch? Knit Fix, the new book […]
The toaster and the shower are my favorites… – “Artist Kevin O’Callaghan, a Manhattan School of Visual Arts professor, saw something of beauty in the car that the public has turned its back on. He bought 39 rusty Yugos and asked his students to make objects of functional art from them. What was remnants of […]
Sergey Chernyshev posted up his latest project on Instructables showing you how to make a cool looking party hat from playing cards. Link.
Michael and Birgit made some felt cozies for their mobile phones and their Nintendo DS Lite. Next up for them is a felt macbook cozy. Link.
Chris Badynee made his very own upright bass with scrap oak flooring, plastic casing of a Radio Shack science project buzzer, weed whacker twin and faucet spiggots… Thanks Jason! – Link. Related: Making the pickup from a radio shack buzzer – Link. Cigar Box Guitar. Build and play this sweet-sounding 3-string instrument in an afternoon. […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Method8 posted up an enhanced “FigRig” (a small DV camera stabilizer made from PVC) – “I used shygantic’s model and measurements to build mine. I included some enhancements so as to be able to use the camera’s remote control on the figrig. I used black PlastiK spray (like the one […]
