Four years of Marble Machines
Japanese YouTube user denha compiled this chronicle of marble machines that they have made over the last four years.
Month: April 2011
Printable Strandbeests
The amazing Meredith Yayanos, of Coilhouse (my hands-down favorite art/culture actual-print zine), posted news of these awesome mini versions of kinetic sculptor Theo Jansen’s now-iconic Strandbeests. They’re 3D printed, already assembled, and available for sale by Shapeways. Sweet. They’re not that cheap, at 106 bucks a pop, but hey, it’s art, it’s future tech, it’s […]
Hello Goodbye
Dear Crafters, It’s taken me a while to figure out what to write here because I am never good with goodbyes. In fact, I’ve been playing The Beatles’ “Hello, Goodbye” for most of the day to give me the inspiration to write this post. It’s been an amazing 5 1/2 years working at MAKE/CRAFT with […]
PIGS IN SPAAAAAAAACE
Now that our space program is over, we can all look forward to getting back to basics (don’t freak, it’s not real)…
DIY Modular Storage
I am digging this DIY modular storage system Poppytalk featured using Ikea pieces and binder clips.
Top 10: Bike Repair
We have covered a lot of bike-related content over the years, and a lot of bike-repair-related content. Trouble is, we don’t have a separate repairs-only category, so assembling this round-up required manual cherry-picking from the many pages of our Bicycle category archive. I then picked my ten favorites, tabulated the pageviews for each, and counted the days since it was posted, and divided to get an average-traffic-per-day figure for each post. So this is probably my most scientifically-organized Top 10 to date. I hope you enjoy it. Happy Friday!
How-To: Easy Crochet Edging on a Tea Towel
When I find vintage embroidered linens with delicate crochet edging at estate sales and thrift stores, I get positively giddy. Something about those tiny scallop details edging tea towels is just so charming and sweet. Kathleen of Miss Abigail’s Hope Chest shares a tutorial for creating a super simple crochet edging on a read-made tea […]