How-To: Make Match Rockets
Steve Hoefer created a fun video that shows you how to make match rockets.
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How-To: Custom Yo-Yo Toy
Could yo-yos be making a comeback? I sure hope so, because that’s something that my inner 12-year-old could really get behind! Check out this custom yo-yo tutorial that Amy from Mod Podge Rocks! shared on Skip To My Lou’s Craft Camp. They’d be perfect for home decor, summertime gifts, or afternoon craft time with the […]
How-To: Add Articulation to Skylander Figures
Ever since Skylanders was released last holiday season, one of the most commonly requested additions to the franchise has been articulated toys. Custom toy maker Jin Saotome decided not to wait. He’s created a bunch of highly articulated Skylanders mods, many featuring plastic representations of their powers. Now he’s produced a step-by-step guide for modding […]
Nixie Tube Chess Set
This beautifully conceived and executed chess set was made using vintage Russian Nixie tubes. The tubes are illuminated without visible wires; they glow when at rest on the gameboard surface. Kudos to Tony of Lasermad for producing what, IMHO, is quite clearly a masterpiece.
Decapitated Rat Head Catnip Toy
Artist Heather Muise crocheted a decapitated rat head and filled it with catnip in order to create a delightfully macabre cat toy. This probably seems totally normal to the cat. She also made a severed finger catnip toy, but I’m not sure that sends a message to the cat that I’m entirely comfortable with. More: […]
80-Ruxpin Art Installation
TED is a large, wall-based installation consisting of an array of 80 Teddy Ruxpin dolls that speak emotional content gathered from the web via synthetic speech with animated mouths. The speaking of the emotional content is accompanied by one of twenty-four musical vignettes that have been paired to the emotional content being spoken. Each vignette, […]
Van Gogh’s Starry Night Made from Falling Dominoes
Check out this mind blowing dynamic domino sculpture by renegade artist FlippyCat. This time-lapse video shows his painstakingly hand-constructed Starry Night rendition. It’s an amazing sculpture in static form, but wait till he knocks over the first domino — that’s when the magic truly happens. Starry Night made from falling dominoes
