Artist and designer Yuri Suzuki created a working AM/FM radio on a PCB, with the copper tracks and silk screening influenced by the iconic London Underground map, drawn by engineering draftsman Harry Beck in 1931. In fact, Beck specialized in drawing electrical schematics, so his map of the Tube is more of a schematic, since, in […]
I love paint chip crafts. When I first saw the headline “paint chip placemats” flash across my screen, I assumed they would be made out of paper. I was wrong. These placemats, created by Emily Herrick of Crazy Old Ladies Quilts, is made from Ombre Solid by V and Co. for Moda Fabrics. The finished […]
Turn those ugly plastic bags into lovely leaf garland with this autumnal leaf garland tutorial from Aunt Peaches!
After picking up a vintage Delta Homecraft wood lathe from a garage sale, Chris decided to convert to CNC using an Arduino: I found an old lathe at a garage sale and decided to turn it into a router lathe for cutting spirals, flutes and threads. Initially, I considered using a strictly mechanical mechanism to […]
Dan Strohl of custom car site Hemmings.com wrote a great piece on solvent-welding plastics: basically gluing together broken pieces of plastic with a solvent chosen to work best with that type of plastic. Step one is identifying the plastic. There’s all sorts of plastics out there, and they all respond to different solvents. Urethane Supply […]
We’ve talked about Jessica Decker’s awesome giant cross-stitch projects before, but did you know that you can now purchase kits to make your own? Check out the new giant cross-stitch kits from Jessica Decker and Kollabora!
Glassblowing is beautiful to watch: seeing the artist mold the pliable molten glass into a shape using just their breath (and sometimes tongs) as the primary tools. This video shows a glassblower making a horse sculpture. The way the horse twists and curves as he tweaks the shape, it appears to be coming to life! […]
