The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Jonah and Marc over at MAKE are on a roll with recycled lighting projects. Madeline Boulesteix makes chandeliers from “old spoons, jelly bowls, teacups and more,” and the BVD group’s lampshade made from 121 plastic knives gives new life to lunch trash.
This is a neat idea, especially if it could be made out of recycled cardboard. I only wish it came with a seat, or two! This lightweight, portable cardboard table aims to assist on-the-go creative types like designers and students, who are often limited to work on low desks or floors. Made by Sruli Recht […]
The builder claims these cars will find the racetrack in any room and race it! How? It seems these little racecars use ultra-sonic sensors and a Picaxe to keep them a predetermined distance away form the walls. They keep going around the room, creating their own racetrack. Looks like a lot of fun! Read more […]
More “cocopunk” goodness, here a round-up of wooden bikes from around the world on Kevin Kelly’s Street Use. Wooden Bikes Related: Is Gilligan the next Jules Verne? Wooden bike
(Photo of CRAFT contributor Christine Haynes by Jessica Wilson–more in the Flickr pool.) Just wanted to share this clever summer project–sewing together recycled, thrifted umbrella fabrics to create a fun multicolored sun shade. This one was made by the gals who run ReForm School, who hosted the CRAFT: 07 release party in L.A. last Sunday. […]
On EMS Labs, Lenore shows a simple way that her dad rigged a trellis for growing hops, using some scrap soaker hose, antenna wire, and a handy tree as the main structure. Hop Trellis
Another great gift idea you can whip up before Sunday’s Father’s day is this knit striped tie pattern featured on the Classic Elite Yarn site. [ via Lime & Violet ]
