The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Crafter Joe Szuecs, aside from being an all-around great guy, makes incredible, modern birdhouses for fancy feathered friends. I like to think that if Eichler had clients of the avian persuasion, this is what their custom homes would look like. Back in CRAFT Volume 04, Joe shared detailed instructions with us for making these lovely […]
Lynsey of Swirlythoughts shows you how to make your own padded envelopes with reclaimed materials. These look so much better than the plain ones you get at the post office!
Whenever my husband’s birthday rolls around, I can count on a few things. First, he’ll definitely want to visit our favorite Japanese restaurant downtown for a rice and miso-laden feast. Second, he’ll almost certainly have a gory horror movie (or a DVD box set full of gory horror movies) on his wish list. Third, his […]
Another Make: City group has formed, in Portland, OR. They’ll be holding their first “official” meeting on April 5th, 3pm, at the local TechShop in Beaverton. The last speaker is YOU. Bring your projects and show them off! Please RSVP on Upcoming.org or Facebook The MakePDX website has additional information including instructions to RSVP.
From now until September 7th, you can catch the Fashioning Felt exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in NYC. From the site: This exhibition will explore the varied new uses of felt—an ancient material, believed to be one of the earliest techniques for making textiles. Made by matting together wool fibers with humidity and […]
Sean Ragan made this lampshade from soda pull tabs, interlocking them in an interesting way: Careful study of the photograph will probably tell you all you need to know about the chaining technique. Each tab is bent to approximately 120 degrees and then snipped at the top. The top loop of the tab is then […]
The 2009 Bent Fest will go down on April 16-18 at The Tank in NYC featuring performances by – Dr. Bleep Lesley Flanigan Tristan Perich NO CARRIER / Don Miller Operation Playmate Todd Michael Bailey and many more In addition to performances, there’ll be a launch party for the new edition of Nic Collins Handmade […]
