Zipper Lamp
Randy Sarafan made this attractive lamp with adjustable light levels from zippers. Learn to make your own zipper lamp with his instructions.
holiday projects
How-To: Framed Bulletin Board
Here’s another great project you can do with an old vintage frame — repaint it and turn it into a framed bulletin board like Lisa of Celebrate Creativity in all it’s forms.
Spraycan Lighting
Gareth @ MAKE points us to these fresh hanging lights made from old spray cans.
Camp Counselor Dave’s Soldering Tips
We asked our MAKEcation Camp Counselor, Dave Hrynkiw, to share with us some of the common mistakes he sees newbies making when learning to solder. He shares some of his thoughts below. Dave is the geek behind the woman (hey Cheryl!) who runs the Solarbotics and HVW Technologies. He’s our virtual Camp Counselor during “Teach […]
How-To: Book Headboard
Instructables user Jessyratfink made this charming headboard from old book covers, and shows you how, too.
How-To: Deconstruct Tins
Christine of adaptivereUse shows how to deconstruct tins that can then be used for a variety of craft purposes. I’m always drawn to the heaps of decorative tins I see in thrift stores, but have been a bit daunted by the idea of grappling the tools and techniques to dismantle them for use. Christine’s tutorial […]
How-To: Make Jewelry From Recycle Bin Plastics
Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood of Crafty Sanity shares her methods for making fun, funky jewelry from plastic items in your recycle bin.