Cayce Zavaglia
Modern Craft posts about the stunning artwork of Cayce Zavaglia, who creates intricately embroidered portraits on painted-and-sanded linen.
Month: July 2008
Remote-controlled vibrobot
I love the creativity found in this “next-gen” remote-controlled vibrobot. It has a PICAXE brain, uses a 16-pin DIP socket as its vibro-feet, and a universal TV remote as its controller. SOCBOT – the next generation vibrobot
Vintage Map Blocks
Sparkle Power created these attractive wooden blocks decoupaged with images cut from vintage maps. These would be gorgeous displayed on a mantel, but would also make great kid’s toys.
Entire art show of cable paintings
Artist Ruth Whiting had a show up in Asheville, NC of her oil paintings of cables and plugs. Many of the paintings celebrate the details of the cable much in the same way plants are often rendered: luscious. Via BoingBoing. More: Internet meme paintings by Jeremiah Palecek Password painting #BADA55 In A Can CAPTCHA Paintings
Craft Leftovers: Lainie’s Tote – CRAFT Pattern Podcast
Download the Pattern PDF | Subscribe in iTunes Get this pattern to sew up a cute kid-sized market bag with Kristin Roach of Craft Leftovers‘ pattern for Lainie’s Tote. Use up your fabric stash and tie it all together with some vintage buttons for decor.
DIY: Train Track Anvil
I had a scrap piece of train track that I used as an anvil, but wasn’t as useful as this version. Mine was just a short piece of track, nothing fancy. This website shows you how to cut and shape the track into a classic anvil shape, making it much more useful. Read more about […]
HOW TO – Fancy speaker enclosures
I always wondered what went into those high-end speaker cabinets, and instructables user billbob has resolved my curiosity. He covers electrical construction, but mainly focuses on making really stellar speaker boxes, and has tons of pictures and tips. I know just as well as anybody around here that electronics projects aren’t always that great looking, […]