If you’re a SmartFlix renter (how to DVD video rental service) you can enter to win a painting set by renting any arts & crafts video. Travis writes in… This is your chance to win one of three painting sets. We are offering a Winsor and Newton Artists Oil Colors Set, Maimeri Brera Acrylics Gift […]
Leigh points us to this tutorial by Alison of Small Things on how to make point protectors for your double pointed knitting needles with felt. Link.
Here’s a fun collection of light art / graffiti photos (and how to make your own)… Gear this is a small collection of flashlights, biking-lights and flashing LED lights they all work with batteries so that you are mobile you also get nice results with fireworks & torches . there are 3 different type of […]
Here’s a good (re)make project… A seesaw bookshelf, it’s nice – but maybe not $1,899 nice – [via] Link. Related: A bookshelf made of encyclopedias – Link. HOW TO – Make an invisible book shelf – Link. HOW TO – Hidden door bookshelf – Link. HOW TO – Build your own secret bookshelf door – […]
Wow, “lock” up shopping carts with a homemade “portable yellow line”… debate in the comments! Ever noticed a painted yellow line in the parking lot around many supermarkets and retail stores? The magic yellow line emits a signal that causes carts to stop dead in their tracks, preventing carts from leaving the parking lot. Now […]
Convert plastics back to oil using microwaves… – A US company is taking plastics recycling to another level – turning them back into the oil they were made from, and gas. All that is needed, claims Global Resource Corporation (GRC), is a finely tuned microwave and – hey presto! – a mix of materials that […]
Are you a maker or crafter who would like to show off your project at Maker Faire Austin, October 20-21? The call for makers is open! Deadline for entries is Wednesday, August 15, 2007. Organized by the staff of Make and Craft magazines, Maker Faire is a newfangled fair that brings together science, art, craft […]
