One of the must-stop spots at last weekend’s DIY Street Fair in Ferndale, Mich., was i3 Detroit’s DIY Silly Band Station. Some 500 bracelets were made by using 10:1 tin-based silicone. (As you’ll see in the video below, this was definitely an adult-driven activity due to the components used.) Wire shapes were formed, heated up […]
Amy Bem, of Bem & Gene, did a great job mixing in vintage toys with this display of kid-friendly bibs and clothing she made this weekend at the DIY Street Fair in Ferndale, Mich. Her display was a lot of fun to look through and was a perfect addition to her offering of handmade and […]
Sascha Grant, of I Build Rockets (Melbourne, Australia), uploaded these laser-cut rocketry stands to Thingiverse. They’re for displaying his model rocketry collection. They were cut from 3mm acrylic. He did some in clear too, which makes more sense to me. 13 & 18mm Rocket Stand
This fantastic Iron Man cross-stitch from Flickr user Stitchfight is a beautiful application of glow-in-the-dark thread. When I’m teaching my embroidery classes and mention glow-in-the-dark thread, folks always ask, “Well, yeah, but does it really glow?” Here’s a good answer.
Over at CRAFT, Angela Sheehan has an awesome soft circuit project for Geek Crafts month, this tentacled Drawdio puppet: This octopus jellyfish-inspired puppet lets you make different squeaky sounds using an embedded Drawdio. Hold the puppet by putting one hand in the loop on its belly. Use the other hand to touch conductive spots on […]
Awesome party toy for dirt cheap, provided you’ve got the necessary outdoor space (and the, ah, secure 40-foot overhang). Made from used tires, wooden poles, and “a whole lot of metal bolts and cables” by Jan Köaut;rbes, these swings are suspended from the superstructure of the Mmabatho Sports Stadium in South Africa. [via Recyclart]
Be your kid’s hero by helping him/her build a pony/unicorn from scrap plywood. A sweet story from Sweet Juniper: When I asked her what she wanted to make for our project last week, she hadn’t had a horse lesson for a month because her instructor was traveling to various horse shows out west. She told […]
