The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
This colorful jello mold has me rethinking what kind of desserts I’ll be taking to future dinner parties. Brett Bara of Manhattan Craft Room shares how she was the hit of the party when she unveiled this beauty. I think my favorite line is, “I decided right then and there that I would always match […]
I’ve been thinking about making a skull out of barbies after this famous image of Salvador Dali for a while now. I finally decided that the easiest thing to do would be to stitch the barbies onto a ski mask and wear it as a Halloween costume. But after seeing the final result, it seems like there may never be an appropriate time to wear this.
Upcoming craft fairs! Please add any that you know of to our calendar. Send call for entries to me via . Thanks! Coming Up This Weekend: 2nd Annual Winter Craft Fair Leonia, NJ Sunday, Feb. 21, 10am – 4pm Didsbury Vintage & Craft Fair Manchester, England Saturday, Feb. 20, 10am – 4pm Crafternoon Tea Auckland, […]
I spotted this leather chain necklace tutorial on Cucumbersome and always thought it looked lovely, even though I’m not big into leather. Well, the other day when my bike tube went flat and I had to change it out, I became inspired to try this necklace (or belt, or headband) in rubber. I think it […]
Thus was born the idea of the scratch guitar controllers.
I experimented with a bunch of materials trying to find a resistor with the properties I needed, including VHS tape, tin foil, nichrome wire and conductive thread, to name a
few, before I stumbled on conductive foam. The foam is normally used to ship delicate electronics & ICs because it prevents the buildup of static electricity. It costs just a few dollars per sheet. I used the 1/4″ thick variety and paid about $7 for enough to make more than a dozen guitars. Other materials include scrap MDF, old futon slats, empty plastic film canisters (free from any place that still develops film), metallic tape (from any hardware store) & speaker wire.
Flickr user pfeifmusic writes: This is a nightlight I made for my daughter from a ball I found in the a department store clearance isle. I took a drill to it; some of the holes go all the way through, some just scratch the surface. There’s a high brightness white LED inside. The ball is […]
Add this to your list of must-try projects for cutting down on waste in your home. Carrie McBride of re-nest shares how to make handy reusable bowl covers to take the place of saran wrap in the kitchen.
