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.
Get LoFi has an awesome video of a circuit bent Pikachu toy – complete with touch contacts and pitch knob Link. They also have a video from the Bend2005+-festival of some Makers playing some sort of PVC system with wonderful noises coming out it. If you want to learn how to make your own circuit […]
Q-Branch posted up another great Instructable – “…An electro-graf is a graffiti piece or throw-up that uses conductive and magnetic paint to embed LED display electronics. The following pages describe the materials and processes used to create the prototype indoor and outdoor interactive electro-grafs created in the lab at Eyebeam.” Link.
I’m really looking forward to this magazine, an all-indie, all-handmade shopping magazine – “helloindie is a quarterly print magalog (magazine + catalog) that enhances this community of independent artists by providing a platform for promoting their wares and increasing consumer awareness of alternative products and online shopping. Think of it as an indie Lucky (with […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Ben Sinclair modified a Quickcam 4000 and used an 8″ Meade LX-200 to take this photo of Saturn Link. Have cool things you’ve made? Join the MAKE Flickr photo pool!
Shawn picked an awesome homemade cigar box purse. As you can tell, this is really simple to make and since cigar boxes are usually beaultifully illustrated, could be a fun project Link. Speaking of cigar boxes – see our previous posts and projects about them, including making your own electric guitar with one! Article (MAKE […]
Isnoop writes – “For the past few months, I’ve been working on a web radio boombox. I’ve hollowed out a perfectly good radio and made room for a tiny motherboard and power supply that are set up to run Damn Small Linux off of a USB flash drive. There is a wireless card inside, and […]
Chris writes – “There are a couple of versions of how to make charcoal here. The main focus is on drawing charcoal, but barbecue fuel is the focus of at least one of the projects.” Link.
