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.
Check out these great photos of a homemade tiki fireplace complete with glowing red eyes and a smoke machine for the smoking nostrils! I think someone could make these as kits to retrofit fireplaces, or just follow these photos and make your own. [via] Link.
‘One-Time-Password MP3 Scratch Tracks’ is a free software that ports Entrust IdentityGuard Grid Cards into MP3 audio tracks and converts generic MP3 Players into a FFIEC-compliant Internet Banking Authentication Token. Thanks Tea Vui! Link.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Voxphoto writes – “Another view of the nifty phono-to-USB pod I reviewed in MAKE #05 (“Toolbox” section). The price is only $60 at B&H ….but every time they get some in stock, they sell out immediately.” Link.
Jim “Smooth” Saling’s company Smooth Creations does incredible airbrush art on laptops, mice, iPods, cases and pretty much anything else you plug in. [via] Link.
Charles writes – “Theo Jansen’s Strandbeest – Wind-powered, animal-like art machines constructed from recycled materials. The videos are poor quality, but the organic nature of how the constructs move is absolutely astonishing.” Link.
Awhile ago we made an iPod sock puppet, at the time, it seemed like it needed to be done. Well, someone else did it too and made a video, we’re really sorry. Here’s the video.
Cookiedough over on the Craftster forums has an excellent how to on making your own Domokun iPod case. His mouth lights up and you change the songs by rubbing his belly. [via] Link.
