Benstar writes – This is a small rear-view mirror, meant to mount on your bike helmet (or glasses, or baseball hat…) so you can see behind you with just a little turn of the head. It’s made from a bottle cap, a bike spoke and nipple, acrylic mirror, and glue. Beer-view mirror – Link.
Artist Carlos Alberto Montana Hoyos made this chair from 1739 recycled aluminum can tabs. The entire piece is weaved together with plastic pull ties. Inhabitat » ALUMINUM PULLTAB CHAIR: A La Lata Lounger – Link. More chairs: Accordion chair – Link. Ski Chair – Unsafe at any speed – Link. Robotic chair (video) – Link. […]
Heidi of My Paper Crane has a great tutorial on how to make a pinboard house to hold all your cute buttons and important notes! Link.
Kath at Whipup.net highlights this market day of arts and crafts in Wellington, New Zealand this Saturday. Featured is artist Jacquelyn Greenback who will be running artists workshops where you can learn how to crochet sushi. Pictured above is Greenback’s BBQ, 2006. [ via ] Link.
Designer Amy Butler debuts a new line of Sunblooms journals and stationery sets based on her fabric designs published by Chronicle Books. The Sunblooms bound journal is my current notebook and it’s a perfect journal that’s easy to carry around in a tote or handbag. Link. Related: CRAFT: Amy Butler Interview and In Stitches Review […]
Cliff fashioned a protoype laptop bracket for a hammock out of a coat hanger and some gaffer’s tape. You can sit-up and type or lay back and watch video. There seems to be a lot of laptop brackets for watch/reading while horizontal lately, perhaps there’s just too much to do sitting. Hammock Bracket v0.2 (Nikonius […]
Here’s a great photo-tutorial from mdhaworth via the CRAFT Instructables group. How to sew a simple drawstring fabric backpack. Link.
