Flickr user gdafm saw my recent rebar bike post and sent us a link to these photos he took in Ampareas, Peru, of a pedal powered grain mill made in large part of welded rebar, including pedals and a rebar bike seat. [Thanks, gdaf!]
Continue ReadingHere’s a fun printable you can use to add some color and whimsy to any corner of a room. The set of owls was created by Katy Petty of Mini Eco, and are posted up over at Skip to My Lou. Related: How-To: Paper Owl Mobile
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Why scratch out a game of naughts and crosses on the sidewalk when you can use a computer-controlled mill to carve a board and pieces out of solid billet aluminum and bronze? Thingiverse user hugomatic knows the answer to that question, whatever it may be.
Continue ReadingSo delightfully bizarre! Mika Satomi and Clemens Pichler developed these DJ hoodies with soft switches, zipper switches, and a knit stretch sensor to help performers engage in a DJ battle. Their project documentation is stellar! DJ Hoodie is a wearable interface that includes 4 channel zipper switch, fabric buttons with LED indicators and fabric pressure […]
Continue ReadingOur DIY Haunts contest is in high gear now and we’re stoked. Whether it’s a skull fountaining green slime or a coffin full of robot spiders, this is your opportunity to share your spooky build-skills. The contest is open to all skill levels, and is sponsored by Jameco Electronics. If you’d like to participate, you […]
Continue ReadingPeter Sid made this beautiful chandelier out of chemotherapy bottles and entered it in Apartment Therapy’s design contest. He got the idea to transform the chemo bottles from the Bottles of Hope project, which cleans, decorates, and gives out the bottles to cancer patients. What’s even more, he used CRAFT friends Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories‘ […]
Continue ReadingI had to chuckle when I read Patricia Zapata’s latest project post on A Little Hut. I finally got fed up with not having a decent bookmark to use. I know a random business card or scrap of paper will suffice, but why not make something a bit nicer to look at? I laughed because […]
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