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Hanging With Our Pal, Roy G. Biv

Hanging With Our Pal, Roy G. Biv

How-To: Rainbow Crochet Lined Zipper Coin Purse There’s something about a rainbow that always seems to catch my eye. If I’m scrolling through blogs in my Reader, pictures on Flickr, pins on Pinterest and I see something with those classic Roy G. Biv rainbow colors, my eyes immediately focus on it. Rainbow colors are simultaneously […]

MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup

MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup

This week in the MAKE Flickr pool we saw: “POW!” from lookseeseen, “Creeper” from adopt-a-bot, “The Whisker – firefighters gasmask project” from KoeneoK, “corner joint” from davidrockdan, “2nd-order Voltage-Controlled Filter” from johngineer, “Friday Night Drawbot at the Art Jamboree” from Pete Prodoehl, and “Uber Tripedo Rides Again!” from whymcycles.

Top 10: Natural Materials

Top 10: Natural Materials

When we say “natural materials,” the mind leaps immediately to wood, stone, leather, natural fibers. But there are lots of interesting and more “exotic” materials from the natural world that we don’t tend to think of, right away, and digging these up and showing them off is one of the things I’m most looking forward to in this month’s theme. To kick things off, here’s a sampler of some of my personal favorite unusual natural materials from our archives, arranged in highly unscientific how-much-does-Sean-like-it order. There’s cool stuff here made from antler, acorns, fish scales, insect parts – even shark’s teeth! Enjoy!