From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.
Here’s a fun spring project you can make on your own or with your kids. Paper mache bowls! All you need a favorite bowl covered with plastic wrap, tons of tissue paper scraps, glue, pressed flowers, paint, or anything else you want to add to your piece. I love the added addition of color and […]
Radiorental writes “Based on the letter tiles instructable you can make any number of objects from key fobs, jigsaw puzzles. Most applications require nothing more than sealing the image with some varnish which also helps the colours stand out. However in this instructable I show an alternative method of ‘printing’ an image on to wood […]
Gibbon writes “This device lets you take 3D anaglyph photos and movies with an ordinary camera. The parts cost about $30. It’s pretty simple to build and you don’t need any special softare or camera equipment. Please let me know if you have any improvements on this design.” – Link.
Rob writes in with how to make radiographs on Polaroid film – “The neat discovery is not that you can buy x-ray machines off eBay. The neat discovery is that you can use Polaroid film to image x-rays!” That pretty much says it all. “ – Link.
A Make reader writes in with a Flickr based CD/DVD cover maker – “Use your digital photographs to make a personalized CD or DVD cover and a lot more. Just choose a photo, add some text (like a playlist or a note or a dedication), and follow the simple printing and folding instructions. Amaze your […]
If you are in the Chicago area May 19 – June 10, don’t miss the upcoming art show “Message to Pretty” at the Juniortown! Gallery. Featuring the work (left to right, top to bottom) of Erinn Kennedy (paintings), Elisabeth Doherty (amigurumi), Julie Smith (amigurumi), and Olivia Ortega (paintings), the show will address the issues of […]
Our crafty friend Bonnie over at starwars.com has done it again. Bonnie says, “When you need a little notebook to jot down an idea or write a to-do list, there never seems to be one handy. Now you can make your own pocket-sized notebooks out of scrap paper and Star Wars trading cards. These tiny […]
