Circuit boards got you down? Why not add some flexibility to your projects with the LED Sewing Kit from the Maker Shed? This simple and fun kit includes everything you need to get started in soft electronics. Add some luminescence to your cross stitch or headlights to your hoodie!
The aesthetic bar has been raised in kid’s crafts that I covet so many for myself these days!
As a graphic designer who works in publishing, it’s easy to forget that my profession often dovetails nicely with other creative pursuits. If you deal in imagery and functionality, your materials are endless. So it was nice to see this video with quilt maker Denyse Schmidt and be reminded that arts and crafts don’t need to be divided by a “vs.”
Since 1978, Materials for the Arts (MFTA) has supplied New York City arts and cultural non-profits and public schools with free materials that otherwise would have wound up in the trash. They supply everything from sidewalk chalk to office binders, from latex paint to furniture, spools of fabric, and even computers and lumber. And of […]
From CRAFT (Lish Dorset writes): How have I not seen this before? OK, the next chocolate bar I want is this one. Watch out, Han Solo. Via Instructables
One of my favorite exhibitors at World Maker Faire was Brad Litwin, who does exquisitely-crafted, whimsical kinetic sculptures. I gave him one of my Editor’s Choice Blue Ribbons. Now, Brad is selling these wonderful crank-powered “MechaniCards.” What a nifty gift. They sell for $45 assembled, $35 for a kit. [Via Boing Boing] MechaniCards More: Brad […]
Via DudeCraft comes this amazing piece of stop-motion animation (papercraft with lots of Photoshop support? All-digital faux papercraft?), done by Andersen M Studios for the New Zealand Book Council. It’s cool however it was accomplished. Anderson M Studios
