Felted Guitar Necklace
Show your dedication to rock’n’roll with this killer felted guitar necklace by Etsy seller 3FUN. Link.
Month: January 2008
Rock Band drum dampening tutorial
Thomas made this simple tutorial on how to dampen the loud sounds of your Rock Band drum pad controller using some self-adhesive foam and felt. I think the color coding would help me play the game better, too! Thomas shows a video with altered and unaltered pads so you can hear the difference. (Thanks, Matt!) […]
Ring Roundup
Phil @ MAKE just did an awesome ring roundup post this weekend, including these nut and bolt wedding rings. Link. Related: Coffee Cup Ring – Link. Handscape Rings – Link. Enchanted Forest Rings – Link.
Giant online parts catalog
Boing Boing Gadgets points us to this story in the NYTimes about a consumer electronics/appliance parts broker that also has a retail website: The Times profiles Partsearch, a company that acts as an inventory broker between manufacturers and repair technicians. “The items most frequently broken or lost, he said, include laptop batteries, projection television lamps, […]
Vintage Flower Loom Kits
I love Cathy of California‘s work because it looks like it’s straight out of a fabulous ’60s-era craft shop. She’s just created a new line of craft kits, which she puts together from vintage and “new old stock” materials. As she explains: If you read my blog you know that I am just nuts about […]
Ramen noodle sculptures
Artist Sang-Wook Lee builds Korean style structures… from thousands of packs of ramen noodles – Link (video).
Octopus Jeans Chair
This chair made out of four pairs of recycled jeans can be configured in many ways. It was designed by French Belgian product designers Atelier Blink, but I think a trip to the thrift store and a little sewing could yield a similar result. – [via] Link.