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.
Dan writes – “Here’s a nice how-to I found on contact mics, I think it’s a good compliment to the DIY electric drums article as you need the same module for both.” – Link. Previous: DIY electric drums – Link. Other drum projects – Link.
Rob writes – “Here are plans for making your own bagpipe out of PVC, and brass tubing! I haven’t made these, I just ran across it while looking for something else, but it sure looks like a neat project! “ – Link. Related: More PVC projects – Link.
Eric writes, “Origami artist Joel Cooper has created some utterly amazing work, which includes these realistic looking sculptural masks of human faces. And they really do look real. This guy is a genre all unto himself, and is really worth checking out. Nobody out there is doing anything like this, and he’s starting to receive […]
Photojojo shows you how to put your photos on cupcakes – “Just when you thought cakes and cupcakes couldn’t get any better, here come the happy and fun-loving folks over at Icing Images. Simply send them your digital photograph and they send you back edible icing! Lickety split! Your tasty photo icing arrives as sheets […]
Douglas Irving Repetto’s amazing painting machine! – “Giant Painting Machine (Milano) is a simple electro-mechanical system built largely from found parts and scrap materials. It paints complex and dynamic abstract images on four transparent walls by tracing continuous, cycling paths across large sheets of clear mylar. Because GPM is a wiggly mechanical device, the nature […]
The ten winners of the first annual retro art contest from IGN are up! – “April 10, 2006 – On March 14th, we issued a challenge to all of the aspiring artists reading IGN: create a piece of art inspired by the 8-bit era of videogaming, and you’ll have a shot at getting your creation […]
Jonathan writes, “My friend Amy Pfaffman makes wonderful jewelry for the adventurous, featuring electronic parts, taxidermy eyes, and other fun things.” We can’t believe the necklace (pictured right) is made from old toothbrushes. We also love the neon bulb bracelet. She makes everything from guitar picks, hinges, resistors, to recycled glass, and more! Link.
