How-To: Coffee Can Spray Paint Storage
Karen of Sew Many Ways shares a great tutorial for putting together a handy spray paint storage system, using all recycled materials.
Holiday Projects
Intricately Carved Rubber Tire
Belgian artist Wim Delvoye carved this car tire to create a series of sculptures he calls “Pneu.” [via Cool Hunting] More: Wim Delvoye’s Steel Art Cold Cut Marble Floor
Fireworks Cupcakes
There is still time to whip up a batch of deliciousness for the holiday. Especially if you cleverly tweak a cake mix recipe with some sour cream and lemon juice! The trick when decorating these festive Fireworks Cupcakes is to hold back on the frosting to allow the colorful cakes to show. Easy, fun, and […]
Creative Recycled Book Sculptures
I’ve been collecting used books for making craft projects for ages. But I never knew I could make them into stone! These rocks made from the pulp of recycled books by Lisa Kokin are great. They look almost like real sedimentary stones.
How-To: Spruce up an old BBQ
Just in time for the holiday weekend, Brookelynn @ CRAFT shows us how to spruce up an old charcoal grill with special BBQ paint: The humble BBQ is an essential part of summertime fun. All season long they can be found at block parties, tailgating, camp-outs, and down by the river. A good BBQ will […]
How-To: Tomato Cage Lanterns
Kelly of Make Grow Gather shares this fun, quick and messy project for creating a tomato cage lantern with fabric and fabric stiffener. It would be a fun project to whip up to decorate for any outdoor 4th of July parties this weekend!
It’s MAKEcation time, 2010!
MakerDan34 and his family work on their trebuchet, on last year’s MAKEcation It’s summertime, and that means packing up the car, the kids, and the family goat, and hitting the open road for some good ol’ Griswold family-style vacation time. Or not. You might be staying home this year. You’ll certainly likely be home for […]