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The bibliophile in me cringes at Rodney LaTourelle‘s and Theo Folkerts‘ art installation, but it’s indubitably cool: Walls, benches and carpets made of discarded books structure a series of rooms at once framing and dissolving into their environment. Invoking the mythic relation between knowledge and nature integral to the concept of ‘paradise’, we expose these […]
If you’re hoping to get the most out of a favorite sheet set, why not pass it on to someone with a smaller bed than yours? Thanks to Crafting a Green World, you can learn how to take a larger fitted sheet and make it smaller to fit a new bed.
Artist Carlos Bonil creates surprisingly realistic sculptures of skeletons, like this monumental fish skeleton called “Fish and Pail,” from plastic utensils that have been fused together. [via Alec Shao]
Well folks, looks like it is time to move to Canada and start building trucks. Andy’s homemade truck is designed for delivering supplies to tree planters on rough terrain. It’s intended to carry loads where pickup trucks can’t go. ATVs are often used, but they don’t have much cargo capacity. This is where this vehicle […]
Can’t get your hands on a cookie cutter in the right shape? Create your own custom shapes with this make your own cookie cutter tutorial from Heidi at My Paper Crane! More: How-To: Cookie Cutter from a Can @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Make Your Own Custom Copper Cookie Cutter @Craftzine.com blog HOW TO – Make Your […]
Toy vehicles from plastic bottles are pretty cool. Add an Arduino, solar panel, batteries, ultrasonic range finding, a few servos, some beefier tires, and you’ll have something like Fijibot, an autonomous, self-charging robot.
Terry Jantzi says: “I built a homemade machine that works spectacularly. Made out of surplus steel bowls, a hanging plant basket and a propane torch, I produce all kinds of flavored cotton candy for family and friends.” I like the way his video progressives from a working prototype to a slick finished project.
