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Fordite Pendant is Made from Paint

From the CRAFT Flickr pool, user truemirage writes: “Fordite” is the rather tongue-in-cheek name given to this amazing multi-color material, which is really…..paint! Back when cars were sprayed rather than dipped, layers of paint would build up on the machinery. Some smart lapidarist decided to cut and polish a chunk as if it were a […]

Bleached Skeleton Dress

If you’ve been reading the CRAFT blog for a while, it’s likely you’re familiar with bleach strenciling–well, check out this killer bleached skeleton Halloween dress created by Craftster user Smarmyclothes. She shares several tutorials that will help you get prepped for the spooky season: bleaching, creating ruffles, and making circle skirts. Related: • T-Shirt Designs […]

Pedal Powered World: Literally

Pedal Powered World: Literally

This is part 8 of an ~8-part series I’m doing on bike-powered devices. If you’ve got a link to another device that should be included or a better-documented version of any of these, comment below. I learned about most of these devices through the old-news Innovate or Die contest. Wow: go pedals. I’m in awe […]

Make On Bay Area Backroads

Make On Bay Area Backroads

Make has the distinct privilege of being included during the final Bay Area Backroads segment on October 4th and 5th, 6pm PST. For makers in the Bay area, tune in to KRON channel 4 (NBC) and catch Michael Rosenthal’s last show. Everybody else, check out Bay Area Backroads’ website to see other episodes and, with […]