I love watching how Lisa of Lil Fish Studios brings her natural surroundings in to her work. These tiny birch canoes are delicate and charming, and she shows you how to make a set of your own over on her blog. She also mentions that they work well in cardboard or felt, great in case […]
Ashley Parkin made this three-piece collection of soul food pillows. That’s a cornbread ottoman, collard greens floor pillow, and fried chicken stress pillow.
A minute to get started, a lifetime to master! Learn to use your digital calipers with this Adafruit tutorial and you won’t be able to stop precisely measuring things.
I’ve gotten myself well in to the habit of taking my reusable fabric bags to the grocery store, but I have to admit that I still feel a bit guilty when I fill those reusable grocery bags with plastic produce bags. I’m always on the lookout for a good fabric produce bag, and this one […]
The Monochron clock kit from the Maker Shed is a completely hackable, open source, clock kit that has a funky retro feel. It can be programmed to display several different clock “faces” or you can program you own. The kit comes complete with all electronics (soldering required), laser cut case, and power plug.
One of my students at Parsons, Marie Canieso, recreated the Filipino folklore vampire witch Manananggal in felt. She has life-like torso separating action and dangling entrails to scare you out of your wits! Marie writes: The character I’ve chosen is called the Manananggal, which is a vampire-like witch creature in Filipino folklore who detaches herself […]
Via Dezeen, Swedish designer PÃ¥l Rodenius prints the patterns for multiple items of furniture on sheets of plywood, and you simply saw out the parts you need. I have been inspired by the Do It Yourself movement. DIY builds on the creativity of the individual, one’s capacity for initiative and one’s desire to realize one’s […]
