Etsy vendor Lindsay Barrasse has made a limited run of twenty clocks from old vinyl records with a silhouette of the Death Star (vintage Return of the Jedi, mind you). At first glance I thought it was a laser-cutting job, but she actually cuts each one by hand using a hot knife — a process […]
For Halloween, I wanted to make a mask. I’ve always loved Star Wars characters, especially the stormtroopers. When I found a 4″ thick piece of blueboard Styrofoam insulation in the trash, I got inspired to undertake a stormtrooper helmet.
Etsy user Cat Penfold likes to customize her upcycled finds, like this purse, which she appropriately gave the Star Wars treatment! [via Buzzfeed] More: MAKE | Upcycled Game Controller Wallets MAKE | Flashback: Upcycled Beach Bag MAKE | Upcycled Vintage Yardstick Table
With Halloween rolling around soon, it seems appropriate to feature a geek-tastic decoration such as this pumpkin made to look like the Death Star.
This sci-fi furniture piece was cooked up recently by the folks at GotWood Workshop. You can ogle all you want, but unfortunately, copyright issues make this a one-off creation.
I love watching this time-lapse video of a MakerBot Replicator printing a Yoda bust, from BusyBotz. Time-lapse is a great way to capture the magic of a 3D printer on camera.
The Water Quality Forum of Knoxville, TN, is sponsoring an artistic rain barrel contest to promote the use of rain barrels to catch roof run-off. Twenty local artists have decorated rain barrels, which are being auctioned off to raise money starting tomorrow. This one from Curtis Glover is making the rounds, but they’re all pretty awesome. Click through for the whole gallery!
