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.
Strange memories on this Interop night in Las Vegas…The MAKE team hit the Pinball Hall of fame. The Pinball Hall of Fame is an attempt by the members of the Las Vegas Pinball Collectors Club to house and display the world’s largest pinball collection, open to the public. A not-for-profit corporation was established to further […]
It’s always fun to take a look back and see how the history of crafting has changed (or not changed) over the decades. I’ve collected a few scans from my friend, Dolin O’Shea’s vintage craft magazine and book collection from the 1920’s to the 1960’s up on my Flickr to share. Link. Also, Arwen O’Reilly […]
Here’s a fun spring project you can make on your own or with your kids. Paper mache bowls! All you need a favorite bowl covered with plastic wrap, tons of tissue paper scraps, glue, pressed flowers, paint, or anything else you want to add to your piece. I love the added addition of color and […]
Radiorental writes “Based on the letter tiles instructable you can make any number of objects from key fobs, jigsaw puzzles. Most applications require nothing more than sealing the image with some varnish which also helps the colours stand out. However in this instructable I show an alternative method of ‘printing’ an image on to wood […]
Gibbon writes “This device lets you take 3D anaglyph photos and movies with an ordinary camera. The parts cost about $30. It’s pretty simple to build and you don’t need any special softare or camera equipment. Please let me know if you have any improvements on this design.” – Link.
Rob writes in with how to make radiographs on Polaroid film – “The neat discovery is not that you can buy x-ray machines off eBay. The neat discovery is that you can use Polaroid film to image x-rays!” That pretty much says it all. “ – Link.
A Make reader writes in with a Flickr based CD/DVD cover maker – “Use your digital photographs to make a personalized CD or DVD cover and a lot more. Just choose a photo, add some text (like a playlist or a note or a dedication), and follow the simple printing and folding instructions. Amaze your […]
