HOW TO – Acoustic guitar pickup
Adam writes – “Turn your acoustic guitar into an acoustic/electric! This is a simple and inexpensive design you can make at home to get that special one-of-a-kind sound you’ve been looking for.” – 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.
HOW TO – Make a super simple light tent
Bill Wilson from steadywinds.com kites writes – “I was inspired by the post about the PVC Light Tent and needed something to take pictures of the cards and books my wife makes as part of her hobby. (plus it was cool). So a cardboard box, a knife and a little glue I had my very […]
How carpet is made
Here is this week’s “How it’s made” – Pat writes “It follows the construction of tufted broadloom carpet through all its steps: tufting, dyeing, backing, finishing, inspection and shipping. it was the development of the manufacturing process called tufting in the 50’s combined with the invention of synthetic fibers that made the carpet industry boom. […]
DIY Macro photography with disposable camera
MAKE pal greg from DIY Live shows how to do macro photography with a disposable camera – [via] Link.
Tattooed Shoes
I don’t think I could make up my mind about what type of tattoo I’d want, so these tattooed shoes seem like a good alternative. It could also be a good way to practice tattooing and make yourself a spiffy pair of shoes – [via] Link.
Photocasting tips
Derrick rounds up some photocasting resources – “Sharing your images via iPhoto 6 and RSS has advantages over building web pages and clogging up email with bulky attachments. I’ve published an overview of this technique on The Digital Story titled Photocasting with iPhoto 6: RSS Made Easy and a drill down piece on Mac DevCenter, […]
HOW TO – Mounting a camera to your bike
Wolfprime writes – “I got this idea after seeing the bottle cap tripod. I have a small digital camera that also takes video. I figured if I mounted it on my bike I could record some of my trips. So I thought I’d share how I did it for less than $5.” Thanks Jake! – […]