The only shoelace tying resource you’ll ever need
Mark writes – “Ian’s Shoelace site includes tutorials of interesting alternative methods of lacing and tying your shoelaces.” – Link.
Craft & Design
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.
The history of Monowheels
Douglas writes – “A monowheel (or motorwheel) is one big wheel with rider and engine (if any) INSIDE its circumference. It is not to be confused with a unicycle, which has the rider above the wheel. You’ll see what I mean. (Sometimes the word “motorwheel” refers to just a wheel with an engine built into […]
House of Beer Cans
I didn’t know there was an online store devoted to beer cans, but there is, and they also have a tour of the second biggest collection of cans – ” The building and displays were constructed between 1998 and 2001 with the help of Jeff’s father Fred, friends and other family members. The collection, which […]
HOW TO – Theater or studio acoustic treatments
Will O’Brien shows you how to make your own DIY sound dampeners – “Have you been yelled at for watching your latest Superbit DVD “too loud” by your mom / dad / child / spouse / neighbor? Tired of having the Tiki-bar TV guys next door in the background of your podcast recording session? In […]
HOW TO – Magazine Bowls
This is a great way to get rid of all those old magazines you have stacking up. From the crafty artist, “I was inspired to make these after my trip to Chicago in May, except the ones I saw were sheets of magazine paper rolled into tubes. I folded these sheets into ‘slats’, and made […]
Robot sculptures made from scrap parts
Ann Smith makes these great little robo-sculptures from scrap parts and random electronic parts – [via] – Link.
New Swap-Bot Widget
Hurrah! Swap-Bot has not only a new blog but they’ve also created a new Mac widget so you can keep track of upcoming swaps. Don’t forget, you can also create your own swaps via their site. Link.
