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.
Dozens of drawings all made with Microsoft Excel – Danielle writes – “Microsoft Excel is a program designed to track and compute information, but here I am using Excel as a drawing tool. These drawings are a part of a series of sixty drawings that I executed (more or less) every day for fifty-eight days. […]
PC Mag’s Bill Machrone thinks the Apple iPod Hi-Fi is a bit overrated, so he built his own version – all for about $50 Link.
This Sunday, go take some pinhole photos – “Worldwide pinhole photography day is an international event created to promote and celebrate the art of pinhole photography. On this unique day, we encourage people throughout the world – to take some time off from the increasingly technological world we live in and to participate in the […]
There really was something for everyone at the Maker Faire. Here at the Crafster.org’s Kitschy Craft Contest, this little lady was keeping herself very busy decorating her craft project. For the rest of the crowd, many poured through the aisles outside at Bazaar Bizarre snatching up Mother Day’s gifts or to meet their crafting idols. […]
Just proof that everyone loves DIY, Daryl Hannah spent some time at the Swap-O-Rama-Rama at the Maker Faire working with CraftyBitch’s Andrea DeHart to refashion a black slip into a “sassy cocktail dress”. Also, see some of the amazing transformations that day of frumpy muumuu’s remade into cute summer dresses. More post Maker Faire coverage […]
WHiRR – girl loves robot is dedicated to designing and producing robot-themed artwork and paper goods. Pictured above is a non-functional robot sculpture and the process of construction. The robot is a character created by Katharine Miller. She also puts her artwork onto handmade items like magnets, earrings, switchplate covers, and paper goods. Link.
Lone Koefoed writes, “A knitted, pink tank from the Danish Army (related to the knitted pink motorcycle in Georgia). Part of an art exhibition and created by Marianne Joergensen plus appr 1000 volunteers (knitters) from around the world who knitted the squares 15*15 cm which MJ then stitched onto the tank.” [ Photo via Flickr […]
