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.
Realta writes – “Do you want to play the conga drum and are held back because of the stiff introductory purchase price attached to a commercially made “professional” conga? If you can build a bird house then you can make a conga drum–satisfaction guaranteed.” [via] Link. Related: Home-Made Cajon – Link. History of the Cajon […]
This is a great hack – “Usually, when you have to measure something and input the data into the computer, you buy a digital meter. But what do you do when you already have an old, trusty analog meter and don’t want to shell out for a new digital meter? You could just take the […]
Here’s an article about the current crafter/maker explosion, by Kathy Cano Murillo – “The stereotype of grannies crocheting toaster covers has gone the way of the macrame plant holder. A new generation of crafters of all ages is whipping out flirty skirts, handmade books, designer jewelry and savvy scrapbooks. They’re inspired by pop culture, Urban […]
Like iTunes, but don’t have an iPod? Now you can use just about any MP3 with iTunes with this app (Win) called iTunes agent – [via] Link. Pictured here, my non-iPod, the PEZMP3 player – Link.
Ron writes – “This is a my street-legal jet car on full afterburner. The car has two engines: the production gasoline engine in the front driving the front wheels and the jet engine in the back. The idea is that you drive around legally on the gasoline engine and when you want to have some […]
Jpmartineau writes in about the PVC light tent we posted earlier – “I loved the idea so I built my own. Using 1/2″ copper tubing instead of PVC.” – Link and translation.
Dj_flx has an Instructable on making a belt from old bicycle parts – Link.
