Ah, floppy drives! No need to stack them in landfills when you can hack them to make sweet, sweet music, like the Imperial March and Daft Punk’s “Derezzed”. The latest, another hot track from MrSolidSnake745, is taking me straight back to 1984. Check out his drives belt out the Ghostbusters theme song. (Thanks Trish!)
Turn an old maxi dress into a mini teepee that’s perfect for playrooms or pets with this easy peasy tot teepee tutorial from Sheri at Awesome Sauce and Asshattery! More: How-To: Build a Cardboard Cat Rocket @Craftzine.com blog Princess Playhouse @Craftzine.com blog HOW TO – Make a Cardboard Playhouse @Craftzine.com blog
Artist Carlos Bonil creates surprisingly realistic sculptures of skeletons, like this monumental fish skeleton called “Fish and Pail,” from plastic utensils that have been fused together. [via Alec Shao]
Katie over at A Childhood List wrote this great tutorial for those times when you have too many plastic bags and not enough jump ropes. [via apartment therapy] More: Plastic Bag Crafts @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Plastic Bag Jellyfish in a Bottle @Craftzine.com blog Fused Plastic Shopping Bags: Toadstool Tote & Rain Bucket Hat @Craftzine.com blog
This large sculpture made from rolled up magazines is just one of many by artist Yunwoo Choi. [via Neatorama]
Micheal Colombo over at MAKE posted this example of true ingenuity: a swing made from a skateboard. You could even just hang the ropes and make it a bring-your-own-skateboard swing. More: Public Swings Art Project @Craftzine.com blog HOW TO – Tire Swing @Craftzine.com blog Heavy Duty Porch Swing @Craftzine.com blog
Artist Scott Gundersen reused thousands of wine corks to construct these monumental portraits. [via Colossal] More: How-To: Preserve a Candy Portrait @Craftzine.com blog Chinese Soldier Portrait Made From Toy Soldiers Made In China @Craftzine.com blog Frida Kahlo Portrait in Buttons @Craftzine.com blog
