Patriotic Drink Charms
Are you having a July 4th party or cookout? Over at instructables, user swelldesigner shows you how to make these festive drink charms using printouts of vintage patriotic posters and red, silver, and blue beads.
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Hyperbike: Like swimming on land
The Hyperbike, by Curtis DeForest, tries to create a human-powered vehicle that will be faster than traditional bicycles. I can see how the rider can input more energy, but that thing has to weigh a lot more than a 10 speed! In creating the HyperBike, DeForest tried to remedy the flaws of the standard bicycle. […]
HOW TO – Make Lace Jars
Alli Coate shows us how to make these pretty, doily-patterned glass jars over at Design*Sponge.
Cardboard bike
A product design student at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK wanted to address the problem of prevalent bike theft so he created this bike for around US$30. It doesn’t say whether this was just for the frame or for everything. And no, it doesn’t melt in a rainstorm. He used hexacomb board, which is […]
Patriotic Pinwheels Tutorial
Skip to My Lou is getting ready for the 4th of July with her patriotic pinwheel tutorial, complete with downloadable templates.
How-To: Paint a Trompe L’œil Headboard
CasaSugar shows you how to paint a beautiful Rococo style trompe l’œil headboard.
Jennifer Khoshbin’s Bugs
Abbey Goes Design Scouting pointed out Jennifer Khoshbin’s recent work with bugs. Some of her other artwork includes decorative mounted animal heads. Don’t worry, they are paper mache and decoupage on resin cast heads. This one is called Dressed Pests I.