Making a digital lomo…
The folks over on Sushicam are attempting to make a digital Lomo by coupling a Lomo LC-A f2.8 Minitar lens with an Epson R-D1 digital rangefinder, here’s part I – 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.
Chinese farmers’ DIY water vehicles
These are great, homemade DIY vehicles from Chinese farmers – the sub was made by a 67 year old farmer from a village near Wuhan, China. [via] Link. Related: MADE ON EARTH – Link.
HOW TO – Make a paint chip wallet
Jensect writes – “[Here are] photo directions for making your own paint chip wallet! I saw one of these in the back of ReadyMade magazine. I had a big stack of paint chips, and a little extra time…” Link. Related: Other crafty/maker wallet making – Link.
Needle Felted Apple Logo Tote
Adam writes, “Here’s a post on my knitting blog of my most recent project, paying homage to Apple Computer back in the glory days of the Apple II and the Lisa. It’s a felted laptop bag for my iBook, and I needle felted on the Apple logo. My plans still include adding a shoulder strap, […]
Make your own “Cam creature” – 25 cents
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Zieak writes – “This little guy (Ikea UNICEF brum bear) I bought at the thrift store for 25 cents. I could feel an articulated skeleton within…I easily attached my webcam to the “head” portion. Now my cam can hang on my laptop monitor, stand on my desk… “ – Link.
Moon Sand – Sandcastles that last forever…
A Make reader writes in about “Moon Sand” – “A Canadian company is coming out with an ultimate play-doh esque product called Moon Sand. It looks and feels like sand yet it can be to molded into any shape, like dough. Once you create a sculpture just bake the sand and it will keep its […]
Automatic fetch machine for dogs…
I’m fascinated by pet technology, this is pretty clever – it’s an automatic fetch machine for dogs – the machine hurls the ball out and the dog brings it back, drops it in the bucket, over and over again – Link.
