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.

USB-Based Guitar shipping…

USB-Based Guitar shipping…

Iguitarusbjack-1Brian Moore has taken their excellent iGuitar line of digitally-equipped guitars, and added class-compliant USB, via the new iGuitar.USB model. Plug it into a USB jack, and you have instant access to your sound in recording and effects software, no drivers required. Fully bus-powered, so you don’t even need a power brick. Unlike Gibson’s so-called “digital guitar,” what’s great about the iGuitar.USB is that you can connect a single USB cable between your guitar and your computer for audio: no breakout boxes or multiple cabling required. [via] Link.

HOW TO – Make a Lei

HOW TO – Make a Lei

Hawaii Usa-WInstructions for Lei making for your next Hawaiian Luau party – If you can string beads, you can make a lei! If you’re lucky enough to live where plumerias grow, pick about 80 early in the morning. Otherwise you can use carnations, marigolds, orchids, roses or any other medium sized flower. Thanks Jason! Link.

Crochet Grocery Bag Tote

Crochet Grocery Bag Tote

Plastictote
Here’s a fun way to recycle those pesky plastic grocery bags that are piling up in your kitchen. Instead of recycling them back at the supermarket, make yourself a cool tote bag. Here’s the full step-by-step on how to take regular o’ plastic grocery bags, cut them up, and crochet them into a tote! Find bags with a variety of colors for cool stripe patterns. [via] Link.

Cool Origami Paper

Cool Origami Paper

Printorigami
The art of origami is something so beautiful and yet so fragile. Most of the time it’s hard to find hip or interesting patterns on traditional origami paper. Never again! With the Printable Origami Papers site you’ll be able to download and print out on your computer some of the freshest patterns around. You can also check out the flickr gallery to see what others are making or sign up for the origami forum. Link.