Ben writes in with his “making a plane a day and filming it” project… – “I got one of those paper airplane page-a-day calendars for christmas this year. It has over 300 different planes that you have to put together, so I’m trying a little experiment and recording the process of making the plane each […]
Nat writes – Hey Crafters! We have an exciting new contest on craftzine for Valentine’s Day! It’s our “Recycle Your Heart” Valentine’s Day Card Contest where you can express your true love by creating a card made from recycled materials. Yes, that’s right. It’s time to check the cabinets, find the old fabric stash, grab […]
Delphine of Non Dairy Diary has the most excellent tutorial on how to make your own brush settings in software programs such as Photoshop, Painter, Gimp, etc. She goes through all the steps on what to do and shows examples of presets, using pressure, texture, etc. All her tips/techniques are so helpful. Don’t miss checking […]
We love swaps and this week’s featured swap on Swap-Bot (check out their new homepage) is the Magic Yarn Ball swap. Just add some trinkets and treasures and roll them up in a ball of yarn for your new friend to discover. Then as you knit or crochet, you’ll get little gifts that will unravel! […]
There are a small but growing number of PDFs appearing in iTunes, users can subscribe to podcasts to automatically receive audio and video – and recently – PDFs. At MAKE & CRAFT we have experimented with this from the start – we have also cataloged all the podcasts that send out PDFs we could find […]
We’re working on some new and exciting electronic kits, part of the process of testing these kits is to do a quick prototype PCB (printed circuit board). At the usual method is to use a laser print and transfer the image, then using etchant remove the unneeded copper. It’s not exactly precise unless you’re really […]
Laural at Thimble points to Jennifer’s of Moving Hands flickr set of photos from the 2007 Tokyo International Quilt Festival. Lots of inspiring quit work! [ via ] Link.
