Metal man
I don’t know too much about this series of sculptures exhibits, other than MAKE Flickr photo pool member certainly has an eye for good stuff… – Link. It looks like a few of these were all made from the same erector-set like parts.
Month: December 2006
Grow your own furniture
Chris grows his own furniture, only takes about 5 years to get a nice stool to harvest – “You can grow a stool or a table frame like these. Fruit growers have been training trees to shape since we don’t know when, and furniture has been made of wood for thousands of years, so why […]
Betz White’s Sewing Machine
Betz White, crafter of the cutest felt cupcakes and coffee cup pincushions around, shares with us her personal sewing machine which happens to bear her name. Betz says, “My mom bought me this used/rebuilt machine back in 1985 when I started college for Fashion Design. I have been using it ever since! It’s such a […]
HOW TO – Pan roast coffee
Here’s how to pan roast coffee in 4 easy steps – Link. This goes great with our recent run of coffee related hardware mods and projects. Thanks Brian! Coffee projects: The Solar Powered Coffee Roaster – Link. Hot Rod home coffee roasters – Link. Hacking Coffee Machines – Link. Coffee Art (video) – Link. Homemade […]
Meet Me at Craftland in Providence, RI Thursday Night
If you are near the Providence, RI area come by Craftland (70 Eddy St.) Thursday night from 5:30pm-7:30pm for some fun filled crafting. Come meet Leah Kramer from Craftster.org, Diana Eng (Project Runway Season 2 and Black Box Nation), and myself. Leah Kramer will be signing copies of her new book,”The Craftster Guide to Nifty, […]
Terry McKean’s “Wackercycle”
Bill writes in with this excellent homemade weed wacker powered bicycle – “Whilst travelling south on the Pacific Coast Highway (CA 1) in November of 2006, I happened to stop at the restaurant/deli/convenience store in fabulous Gorda, CA. Up rode this chap on his home-built “moped” and I snapped these photos. Sadly, I neglected to […]
Interview with Elsewares founder Ryan Deussing
Elsewares Web site – Link. If you like to shop for indie art and design goods look no further than Elsewares.com. Where else can you get a robot boy t-shirt, vintage record bowls, a recycled soda can cuff, and a whole array of cute cards — all in one place? We are so happy to […]