Fake Model Photography
It doesn’t take much to fool the mind of the viewer, but there are a few basic rules you can follow to help convince your audience that they’re looking at a railway set rather than the real world. – Link
Month: September 2006
Homemade Full Size Flight Simulator
Please put your seat in the upright position… bathrooms are located down the hall past the living room! In 1998 I began the design and constuction of my 747-400 simulator. The approximate size of the simulator is 13ft wide x 11ft long and 9ft high. It will include every switch and panel in the 747-400. […]
Crochet slippers
Crochet Me has a great pattern on how to crochet yourself some mary jane styled slippers. Looks like a nice quick weekend project! [ via ] Link.
Hollow Book
In the latest issue of make we have a similar project that involves hollowing out a book to make a palm pilot notebook. I’m on the lookout for the perfect book to secretly hold my cellphone! Mix a solution of white glue and water. Just enough for the glue to be runny, and absorbed by […]
The Museum of Kitschy Stitches
There’s nothing I love better than looking through vintage knitting books and chuckling at all the funny scenes that showcased knitwear way back when. For some reason, this blog was not on my radar until I just found out that there’s a new book out now by the same name, The Museum of Kitschy Stitches […]
Cellphone case first aid kit
Eric Spitzfaden says, “I recently discovered a cellphone case makes an excellent carrying case for my first aid kit. It came with a laptop case that I ordered for work. I can clip it to my belt when I go for a bike ride, or a walk in the woods.” Link.
Transform an ugly shirt into a cute dress
Nicole of Curious Jayne is a refashioning whiz. She took this ugly looking XXXL shirt and refashioned it into a fresh strapless dress. She found the sewing tutorials on whatthecraft to be helpful. Also don’t miss her ultimate muumuu challenge where she took a size 12 muumuu and changed it into an empire waist babydoll […]