Hydroponic Herb Garden – CRAFT Video
Becky Stern shows us how to set up a hydroponic herb garden on her rooftop in Brooklyn. http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/04/hydroponic_herb_garden.html
DIY Projects
Pillow Chair from Old T-Shirts – CRAFT Video
I’ve had a stack of t-shirts and a closet full of upholstery foam just waiting for a large-scale project like this to come along. Tiffany Threadgould and I show you how to make a comfy beanbag-style pillow chair from old t-shirts in this week’s CRAFT Video! http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/03/pillow_chair_from_t-shirts_and.html
CRAFT Video: Simple Cat Toys
In celebration of pets on Craftzine, here are two easy cat toys you can make.
CRAFT Video: Pinhole Camera
Learn to make and use a pinhole camera! Find out where to get supplies and how to develop the images here: http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/07/craft_video_pinhole_camera.html
Ask CRAFT: Kids’ Warm Snuggler
This week’s Ask CRAFT column addresses a question from Liz Allen, whose 3.5 year-old autistic son craves warm skin contact with her. To wean him from this need and help during bedtime and in the car, I show you how to make a warming pack filled with rice (to be microwaved), with a pouch inside to tuck a chemical heating pack when away from home.
Making Red Wine Vinegar – CRAFT Video Podcast
Red wine vinegar is really easy to make at home. All you need is some leftover red wine, some water, red wine vinegar mother, and a few tools. You can look for red wine vinegar at your local homebrewing shop, but mine was out, so I ordered it online. It’s basically “live” red wine vinegar which contains the bacteria Acetobacter, which eats alcohol and turns it into acetic acid, the tangy flavor we know as vinegar. This project appears as an article in CRAFT, Vol. 9 by Alastair Bland. Read more at http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/02/making_red_wine_vinegar_craft.html
Linoleum Asphalt Mosaics – CRAFT Video Podcast
For more info visit: blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/01/linoleum_asphalt_mosaics_video.html
Linoleum asphalt mosaics, also called Toynbee Tiles, are artworks permanently embedded in pavement. In this video I’ll show you how to construct your own from inexpensive materials. You can get real linoleum (don’t use vinyl flooring) for this project by ordering free samples online. By cutting out a mosaic design in the linoleum and sandwiching it between layers of paper, wood glue, and asphalt crack filler, you can affix the mosaic very permanently to an asphalt surface, such as your driveway. You may choose to use a heat gun to make the linoleum easier to cut, or even a laser cutter. The earliest examples of these tiles were found in the 70s and 80s on streets in Philadelphia, all bearing the same (or very similar) message: “Toynbee idea / in Kubrick’s 2001 / resurrect dead / on planet Jupiter.” They are speculated to have been created by the same person until they began to gain a following. There’s an active message board on the topic which shares sightings and other information. If you make one, please share your pictures in the CRAFT Flickr pool!
In this video I used this cc-licensed photo by Flickr user mojunk. The music is “Regurgitation Pumping Station” from the World of Goo soundtrack by Kyle Gabler; used with permission.
