Laser Cutting Acrylic Origami
LaserOrigami uses selective focusing and defocusing of the laser to achieve different effects, allowing users to fold acrylic in the laser.
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.
Brain Storm: From Paper Model to Illustration
At first blush, it may seem that Book Williams Jr. created the image for our Volume 36 special section digitally, but that would’ve been too easy. Book is an amazing paper artist, and the process he uses to create images like this is time-intensive but fascinating. We asked him to give us a window into how he created this piece.
Upcycled Sequin Pillow
My Sister’s Suitcase shows us a stellar way to add some sparkle to a simple pillow by upcycling a dress. Don’t have a dress to change up? Find one at a thrift store to jazz up your chair or couch.
Louisville Enjoys its First Mini Maker Faire.
Louisville, Kentucky got to show off a bit of smarts and creativity Saturday with its first Mini Maker Faire, co-produced by Louisville’s Maker Space LVL1.
Knitted Macrame Jewelry
Tara St. James of Study combines knitting and macrame processes to create these unique pieces of jewelry from yarn.
Create Knitting Machine Punch Cards with OKnitMe
If you’re still in the act of using punch card-operated knitting machines, you may be interested in Italy-based Serpica Naro’s OKnitMe project, which can create virtual 24-hole punch cards (to be laser cut) over the web using a simple drag-n-drop interface. After you reduce your art to a 2-color image file, their software will “do the magic” and the results are fantastic
25 Creative Ideas for Decorating Pumpkins
Forget simple carving! Take your Halloween pumpkins to the next level with this roundup of 25 creative ideas for decorating pumpkins!