The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
I love the colorful, mod look of this lamp created by Craftster user Kianee. The coolest part is that she created it using recycled plastic yogurt containers! I just stringed the containers together with little metal rings, put them on a lampshade ring and … done! (The plastic won’t melt because we’re using it with […]
Phun is a 2D “physics sandbox,” a program created by a Swedish CompSci major as his Master of Science thesis. It’s way cool; a great way for kids (of all ages) to learn physics concepts. It’s available for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Phun
Kayte at Love Forever recently posted about coming across Ann P. Smith’s robots at a RISD alumni sale. I would love to see these in person! It’s fun to stare at them and try to figure out where the original parts came from. Also fun: the robot animations on Smith’s website!
Kate Pruitt recently posted this sweet recycled cakestand project on Design Sponge–check it out to learn how to make your own!
Andrew Salomone writes: This is a portrait I made of Abraham Lincoln’s face using a Scrabble board game and following the official rules used in Scrabble tournaments in order to do it. It’s also a reference to a painting by surrealist artist, Salvador Dali. He says he’s working on this piece for an upcoming show, […]
Craftster cateus cut up soda bottles into string and crocheted the plastic into a tree.
From Atari Joyboard to Wii Fit: 25 years of “exergaming” @ Boing Boing Gadgets – wow, this is really comprehensive! After hugely successful launches in Japan and Europe, Nintendo’s Wii Fit exercise game is coming to the United States May on 19th, where it is sure to find sales success. But Wii Fit is hardly […]
