CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
Need some crafty inspiration? Here are some of the cool things we saw in the CRAFT Flickr Pool this week!
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.
How-To: Fretboard “Shredcam”
Fran Blanche is a self-described “corset maker, pedal designer, engineer, artist, musician, occasional radio DJ, subpar singer, and full time goofball” from Philadelphia who has, at least in the not-too-distant past, run a bespoke guitar FX business called Frantone. So much win.
Making Digital Art Real
3D printing service provider Sculpteo and game developer Infinite Dreams today announced a partnership that will allow users to turn digitally rendered pots into the real thing.
Infinite Dreams’ popular “Let’s Create! Pottery” app lets users shape, fire, and paint a piece of pottery in a virtual environment. The new relationship with Sculpteo brings the experience into the physical world by allowing users to purchase full color, printed versions of their pottery directly from the app.
First Time at Maker Faire?
I’m writing a series of posts aimed at folks looking forward to their first experience at the upcoming Maker Faire Bay Area (May 18-19 in San Mateo, Calif.). I’d like to help out by answering your questions directly, documenting some of my own experiences as an exhibitor at Maker Faire, and interviewing folks at MAKE for advice on enjoying the fair.
How-To: Tie-Dye Rainbow Socks
Brighten up those dreary winter days with a pair of eye-catching tie-dye rainbow socks!
How-To: Robin Egg Marshmallows
This recipe is one where it’s definitely ok to play with your food.
Blazing Snow: Skiing Through a Forest Fire (on Video)
Whistler, B.C.-based Switchback Entertainment is always pushing the envelope in their production of rad ski videos they’ve been making for Salomon. Last year, I blogged their video featuring Tron-style EL-wire-embellished skiers ripping it up in the moonlight. Their newest video mixes fire and ice, creating the illusion of skiers slashing through a newly burnt forest. […]