Over the weekend I got to see the The Crest Hardware Art Show in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The Crest Hardware Art Show is a unique experience appealing to a broad range of patrons while exhibiting numerous artistic mediums. The ideas and concepts in the art show are rendered on multiple creative levels, allowing for an accessible […]
This Fimo labyrinth using a CD case from Teri of Giddy Giddy for Bloesem Kids is a brilliant example of reuse. She shares a few versions of maze styles, and I imagine kids would have fun coming up with their own as well. [via Austin Creative Reuse]
Photographing a spherical reflector and post-processing the image to produce a one-shot panorama is not a new idea; what’s really cool about Ryan Burnside’s recent project is is how simple he’s made the process. Besides the obligatory digital camera and computer, Ryan’s method requires just two essentially free tools: 1) a mirrored Xmas ball, and 2) the GIMP open-source image manipulation program:
With a bottle cutting jig, you can easily recycle your used glass bottles into reusable drinking glasses or flower vases. After scoring the glass with the jig, there are a few different ways to make a clean break. In this video, I show how to do this using a candle flame and a piece of […]
Fire artist and trombone enthusiast, “Scott”, from Jackson, Missouri built this crazy flamethrower trombone from compressed air parts and a propane torch. [via LikeCool] It took about two weeks and a couple of weekends to complete. It has a 21 foot range with the fireball, and a concussion wave of 150 feet. It can be […]
With this unconventional method of recycling, you can turn many kinds of bottles into drinking glasses, vases, or other vessels. In this video, Matt shows you how to convert a used beer bottle into a reusable drinking glass.
Sean Michael Ragan’s bottle cutting method on Make: Projects: http://makeprojects.com/Project/Bottle-Cutting/106/1
Our friends at RadioShack talked to some DIY dads and their kids at Maker Faire Bay Area about making together. Here they talk to Jim and his son Schuyler, the kid 3D printing evangelist. You may remember Schuyler from his adorable Ignite presentation.
