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.
Adam writes, “Here’s a post on my knitting blog of my most recent project, paying homage to Apple Computer back in the glory days of the Apple II and the Lisa. It’s a felted laptop bag for my iBook, and I needle felted on the Apple logo. My plans still include adding a shoulder strap, […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Zieak writes – “This little guy (Ikea UNICEF brum bear) I bought at the thrift store for 25 cents. I could feel an articulated skeleton within…I easily attached my webcam to the “head” portion. Now my cam can hang on my laptop monitor, stand on my desk… “ – Link.
A Make reader writes in about “Moon Sand” – “A Canadian company is coming out with an ultimate play-doh esque product called Moon Sand. It looks and feels like sand yet it can be to molded into any shape, like dough. Once you create a sculpture just bake the sand and it will keep its […]
I’m fascinated by pet technology, this is pretty clever – it’s an automatic fetch machine for dogs – the machine hurls the ball out and the dog brings it back, drops it in the bucket, over and over again – Link.
Realta writes – “Do you want to play the conga drum and are held back because of the stiff introductory purchase price attached to a commercially made “professional” conga? If you can build a bird house then you can make a conga drum–satisfaction guaranteed.” [via] Link. Related: Home-Made Cajon – Link. History of the Cajon […]
This is a great hack – “Usually, when you have to measure something and input the data into the computer, you buy a digital meter. But what do you do when you already have an old, trusty analog meter and don’t want to shell out for a new digital meter? You could just take the […]
Here’s an article about the current crafter/maker explosion, by Kathy Cano Murillo – “The stereotype of grannies crocheting toaster covers has gone the way of the macrame plant holder. A new generation of crafters of all ages is whipping out flirty skirts, handmade books, designer jewelry and savvy scrapbooks. They’re inspired by pop culture, Urban […]
