How-To: Paint Shoes
Handpainted canvas shoes can be really funky-cool, and Instructables user kiffakitty shoes you how to do it yourself.
Year: 2009
MAKEcation documentation deadline tomorrow!
Just a reminder, don’t forget to add your “MAKEcation” tagged photos to the MAKE Flickr pool to enter one of our three challenges: Teach your Family to Solder (“family” is a flexible term), Hack your Cooler, or Build a Trebuchet. We’re giving away a $100 Maker Shed gift certificate to one winner in each category! […]
Newsboy Cap and Mittens Set
Simple Up felted an old cable-knit sweater and turn it into this cute newsboy cap and mittens set. She includes the instructions on pattern pieces so you can make this stylish set yourself! [ via Elemental Stitches ]
New E-Book on Craft Blogging From Diane Gilleland
Back in April, Diane Gilleland of CraftyPod, released her first e-book about blogging called, Making a Great Blog: A Guide For Creative People. I reviewed the e-book here on Craft, and have since recommended it to several friends who were starting blogs or looking to kick some new life into their existing blogs. All have […]
Refresh Wool Roving with a Flick Card
It’s a simple Ashford Flick Card. I have had my eye on a pair of $60 hand carders for a while, but this flick card was less than $20, so I went for it. The card is basically a brush with thin, sharp, bent teeth. I found the tool at my local feed store, not the craft store.
How-To: Mini Plastic Canvas Sewing Box
Kristin from Craft Leftovers recently shared a great story about uncovering some crafty treasures of her grandmother’s, including a small sewing box made from plastic canvas. Inspired by her findings, she’s developed a pattern for a mini plastic canvas sewing box based on her grandmother’s design. The pattern is available for download through her web […]
Claims of pnuematic processor full of air
Researchers Minsoung Rhee and Mark Burns at the University of Michigan have created an 8 bit processor using logic gates made of pneumatic valves.