From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.
Jeff writes – “Here’s my first stab at an electric powered vehicle – A plastic Adriondack chair from Target, with headlights, keyed ignition, speed control in the pistol grips, foot pedal steering, under armrest neon lighting etc. Cruises the neighborhood at about 12mph. Surprisingly comfortable with aircraft (rudder) like steering footpegs.”
Steven writes – “This is a very simple one-evening hack… integrating the clutter of wall-warts, docking units, USB cables, media readers, and all the other other “gadget support” that usually takes the form of a sloppy tangle in the general vicinity of one’s computer. The result is a single pack with only two cables (AC […]
Ever since everyone spotted Angry Chicken’s post on freezer paper stencils ( we posted it here ), the craft world is going freezer paper crazy! My little Mochi has done a cute stencil of a monkey from the cover of a Japanese book and another crafter Hannah has started a Flickr group for just that. […]
Kathy Murillo aka The Crafty Chica and author of the new book, “Crafty Chica’s Art de La Soul” has a full tutorial on how you can whip up some great looking pillows with absolutely no sewing involved. Yes, that’s right. NO SEWING! All you need are some cloth napkins, trim, a pillow form or fiberfill […]
The Small Object has a great tutorial on making your own photo or artwork mats so you can get that professional frame look without the expensive price tag. The tutorial and photos go into great detail on how to get precise measurement – which is so key. I’m looking forward to using this technique on […]
Crabfu SteamWorks writes “Steam Powered Armatron Hack. Taking the best toy ever made – Armatron, and hacking it to be powered by a steam engine. There are no electronics or batteries what so ever, purely a mechanical robotic arm powered by steam.” – Link.
Clara writes “We’re currently setting up an exhibit Spain’s largest and most prestigious photography festival, about the one month road trip we’ve made around Spain aboard a 5 meter truck we’ve converted into a giant pinhole camera. We’ve taken over 80 photos all around the Iberian peninsula, 20 of which will be exhibited in Madrid […]
