MAKE’s Collin Cunningham really impressed me with this short film “A Date With Peggy,” a story of an overworked hacker finding relaxation through his craft. After a frustrating day at the office, it feels good to go make something that simply works. (playing with a bunch of ultra-bright LEDs doesn’t hurt either) The Peggy kit […]
Craftzine is happy to be a part of Etsy’s Handmade Kids series featuring a how-to on the LED Firefly Baby Booties from our recent Michael Miller Baby Booty Contest and handmade kids picks by yours truly. Th LED Firefly Booties were created by CRAFT readers Ana Pires and João Silva and we will have the […]
Their motto is “When professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong,” and it couldn’t be more apropos. Cake Wrecks is a blog is full of funny and impressive cakes and great commentary. Pictured above is a James Bond plane crash wedding cake. Thanks, Patti!
This elegant sampler design built by Ofir uses laser-cut cardboard with conductive paint – beautiful work, looks (and sounds) like a lot of fun. Head over to the site to see the whole Ohm noisemaker instrument family – “ohm” lofi cardboard sampler
Flickr user Esthermokka created this fun patchwork rug out of her collection of embroideries. I like the way she’s kept the rest of the decor very simple and fresh-looking, which makes a great backdrop for the rug.
Collin @ MAKE points us to this clever interactive artwork: “Fold Loud” by JooYoun Paek (NYC) is a musical toy played by making folds to complete various electrical contacts. The design uses conductive fabric and threads to perform on the flexible paper surface. It uses human voices, and when multiple contacts are made, they harmonize. […]
Awesome progress shots of Justin Gray’s (Graywrx Sculptural Welding, Oakland, CA) latest project: a jet turbine-powered tracked robot. You can see pictures and videos of some of his other flame-throwing robots on his blog. Unnamed but almost finished 7/5/08 [Flickr set]
