CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw, Punk Girl Pattern by olivia mew, Friendlington by TADA’s Revolution, and May 26th, 2011 by katikutthroat.
Month: May 2011
MTM Snap, a Snap-Together CNC
The MTM Snap was designed by Jonathan Ward of MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms. It costs about $500, runs off an Arduino, is CNCed out of HDPE, and can mill a 5″ x 3″ x 1.75″ area. Design files and BOM are available if you want to make your own. [Via the Arduino blog]
Craft Leftovers Monthly, Volume 3
Kristin Roach has just released Issue 3 of her independently-published Craft Leftovers Monthly zine. This issue is about Spring becoming Summer, and contains how-to’s for: Making a curtain out of peas Raising chicks Building a compost bin Making an herb coil basket Using DIY cleaners Collecting and making tea from the most notorious weed – […]
Recalling Everyday Things
A few months ago on vacation on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, I went into a used bookstore which the proprietor proudly told me was “the westernmost bookstore in the United States.” Searching the shelves, I came upon a delightful four-volume series, “A History of Everyday Things in England“, written by Marjorie and C. H. B. Quennell, and first published in 1918. “Everyday Things” was written for boys and girls who “should be trained to do useful work and learn to use their hands.”
Firefly Captain Mal Amigurumi
One of my favorite parts of Maker Faire are all the great people that stop by the Craft booth. I was pleasantly surprised when one guest stopped by to show me a Captain Mal, from Firefly, amigurumi plush (via Yarnydoom) his friend Megann Skilton made. Megann couldn’t make it to Maker Faire Bay Area, so […]
The Secrets of Secret Doors
I so love and admire the work of Jeffrey and Jillian of Because We Can. They trade in wonder. Everything they do is infused with at least a little (or a lot of) pixie dust. I met them at the first Maker Faire Austin, when they presented their CNC-built art mini golf course, and I was in awe of the creativity and ingenuity in evidence. At the latest Maker Faire Bay Area, true to form, they presented a talk on The Secrets of Secret Doors. So cool.
How-To: Diaper And Wipes Clutch
When I first pulled up this snazzy looking clutch post on my computer, I was confused … “Why does it say ‘poopy clutch?’ Is that a typo?” And then I realized, this wasn’t some super classy clutch for a night on the town, it’s a beautiful and practical clutch for holding diapers and wipes for […]