Homemade submarine
Bf5man writes – “This guy is making a submarine all by himself, he even casts his own parts.” – Link.
Craft & Design
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 T-Shirt Stencils from Freezer Paper
Angry Chicken posted up a great tutorial on how to make stencils for t-shirts from freezer paper. Originally found off Craftster.org, this technique is so quick and amazing, you’ll be ready to emblazon your designs on all your shirts, bags, you name it! If you can’t draw, don’t worry, freezer paper must be like magic […]
$20 Fisheye digital imaging
HG writes – “The concept of a low-cost fisheye digital camera is very appealing. Unfortunately, fisheye lenses still carry the price premiums associated with limited market “specialty” item status. This paper describes how a commodity door peephole can be used as a fisheye converter lens, thus bringing the total parts cost of a serviceable digital […]
Oreo Sculptures from Kids
Sure, Mom said to never play with your food, but when you are creating works of art with Oreos, it’s another story. Check out all the fun things kids are making into Oreo Sculptures. Pictured here are “Amanda Panda ” from Mrs. Eckhoff’s Kindergarten Class at Tenie Holmes Elementary in Texas and “Flat Stanley” from […]
Spins & Needles – Craft + DJ Night
If you are nearby Ottawa, Canda, this looks like the place to be tomorrow night (and ever 3rd Wed night of the month). From the site, “Spins & needles craft + DJ night is an Ottawa-based, independent, non-profit monthly craft night and music night bringing together crafters + non-crafters to work on projects, share ideas, […]
Crochet Hyperbolic Coral Reef
Margaret Wertheim from The Institute for Figuring wrote in to let us know about the Crochet Hyperbolic Coral Reef Project. Featured above is her beautiful work of crochet anemone. From the site, “The Institute For Figuring is crocheting a coral reef: a woolly celebration of the intersection of higher geometry and feminine handicraft, and a […]
500 lb Potato Battery
One of our MAKE readers sent in this potato powered battery, the site is down now, but there is a mirror – “I built a potato battery out of 500 pounds of potatoes. It powered a small sound system. I installed the battery and sound system in the back of a U-Haul truck and drove […]