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.
The Houston, Texas based group Knitta Please is spreading the knit word with their own style of guerilla knitting. From the site, “Knitta began in August 2005, when AKrylik and PolyCotN were discussing their frustration over unfinished knitting projects: half-knitted sweaters and balls of yarn gathering dust. That afternoon, they knit their first doorknob cozy. […]
These look like a lot of fun – “Explore a new world of sound when you don Totally Amazing Mutant Ears! Totally Amazing Mutant Ears electronically amplifies and augments ordinary sounds creating an audiotastic experience. Apply and combine modes to create countless new sounds. Hear the world like you’ve never heard it before with Totally […]
Here’s a pretty neat collection of earrings made from electronics – Not sure where these came from, anyone know? – [via] – Link. Previous: DIY, modded and hacked jewelry – Link.
O’Reilly editor Brian Sawyer took a class on altered books this past weekend and shares with us the techniques and process of creating a work of art from a used book. This craft is quickly gaining popularity as an artform. According to The International Society of Altered Book Artists (ISABA), an altered book is “any […]
Ben writes – “I’ve now got my music collection ripped onto a server PC. A new problem then became apparent: when the phone rang, I had to find (a) the remote for the Squeezebox to pause it, and then (b) the phone to read the incoming number and see who’s calling. When making a call, […]
This model of the Titanic is over 6 foot long and will end up being made from over 5 million matches [via] – Link.
Pepsi is deploying these posters in Toronto and Vancouver subways, when your plug your headphones in they play music – Link. You could make your own version by grabbing one of these $9 MP3 players, hacking it up and extending the battery….Could be fun for a DIY art frame that plays music or talks when […]
