DIY: Egg Carton Pendant Light
You only need a few inexpensive materials to make this funky light. Check out the link for a list of materials and a step-by-step tutorial. More about DIY: Egg Carton Pendant Light
Month: September 2008
DIY pong clock
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Funnypolynomial used a discarded laptop to create this excellent remake – I rescued an old Thinkpad ages ago and began a project to install it in a picture frame. The original idea was to have it running things like Conway’s Life and the Mandelbrot set. But then I saw […]
DIY Front Wheel Bike Rack
Rob sent us a link to his website where he has a nice DIY front mounted bicycle rack. Apparently he isn’t able to mount a traditional rack on his bike, so he modified one to work on the front. [Thanks Rob] More about making a DIY Front Wheel Bike Rack
“Manly” Potato-Print Travel Pouch
Creative Kismet wanted to make a non-girly travel pouch for her husband, but her fabric stash didn’t offer much that was appropriate–so she took matters into her own hands and made some potato-print fabric using Lotta Jansdotter’s book as inspiration. Great job! Related: CRAFT Pattern Podcast – Stencil Printing by Lotta Jansdotter
Pipe lamp exudes hardware class
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Patrick writes – A lamp I designed and built out of various pipe materials I got from Home Depot. It has a water valve style dimmer switch. Video of the dimmer system coming soon! Well done! This could add an inviting yet appropriately industrial look to a workbench setup. […]
A Blinking Fashion Statement
This Forbes.com article, A Blinking Fashion Statement, gives some nice publicity to the smart crafting movement and DIY wearable electronics: For all their talk of breaking glass ceilings, Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton have nothing on Leah Buechley. In the several years since she first sewed a circuit board to a T-shirt, the 31-year-old University […]
ArtBots 2008 Dublin – this weekend
Art meets machine September 19-21 – What: ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show Where: Science Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin Friday, 19, noon-11pm: show open Friday, 19, 7pm & 8pm: Robotic musical performances by Ray Lee as part of Fringe Fest/Dublin Culture Night Saturday, 20, noon-8pm: show open Sunday, 21, noon-8pm: show open Sunday, 21, 6pm: ArtBots […]