How-To: Custom Pet Tee
Ellen at the Long Thread has a great, quick tutorial for creating a cool custom pet tee.
Month: August 2010
Move-it makes moving easy and green
David Graham’s Move-it prototype is an elegant and efficient way to move large boxes without the need of heavy equipment. Entered to win a James Dyson Award, Move-it is comprised of corrugated cardboard wheels and an adjustable handle that adheres to almost any box under 45 pounds with a bio-degradable adhesive.
My Sashiko WIP
I had hoped to post my completed sashiko embroidery yesterday, but alas, even today all I have to share is my work-in-progress. I vastly underestimated the sheer number of hours this project would take! (Almost 7 so far!) I’m working from a nifty kit that contained a printed piece of linen, special sashiko thread, and […]
CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw: Felt Apple with Removable Slices for Riley by AmbjerKnits, Big Bag Carrying Clothespin Bag by made by mauk, Africa Rich oval earrings by TheresaBurger, and WALNUTI by smallstuffstudio.
22 hackerspaces at Maker Faire Detroit
According to Mitch Altman, 22 hackerspaces were represented at Maker Faire Detroit. That’s quite an impressive turnout from the Midwest and Canada. OmniCorp Detroit (OCD) — Detroit, MI I3 — Ferndale, MI All Hands Active (AHA) — Ann Arbor, MI A2 MechShop — Ann Arbor, MI Site3 — Toronto, ON Hacklab.TO — Toronto, ON Kwartzlab […]
The Geek Group promo vid
I can’t believe how little we’ve covered The Geek Group and how infrequently I bump into them in my DIY/maker travels, online and off. We’ll try and keep them on our radar from here on out. Looks like they’re doing some great stuff and have some of their projects documented on their website. [Thanks, Bob […]
How-To: Make a Bug Habitat and Stick Insect
I love these summer kid projects from indietutes, like this bug habitat from a shoebox and these stick insects. They’re a good reminder that projects for kids don’t have to be fancy or use a lot of materials, they just have to (gasp!) spark the imagination and get them excited about the world. Even better, […]