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.
It’s really interesting to see the retro gaming characters start to appear in so many hip crafster projects lately. “mario and friends- for my weaving class we had to make a weaving about 5 yards long and 14 inches wide. we got to play around with weaving structures and what we used for our weft. i really enjoyed the technique brocade, so i decided to translate mario and some other characters into my weaving.” [via] Link.
Great photos from Nikon’s “Small World – Gallery” – The Nikon International Small World Competition first began in 1974 as a means to recognize and applaud the efforts of those involved with photography through the light microscope. Since then, Small World has become a leading showcase for photomicrographers from the widest array of scientific disciplines… [via] Link.
Here’s a really neat project that plays audio out of a PC serial port running Linux. It works by resampling audio to the baudrate of the serial port. Some comments on the site point out that this is a lot like the old days of TRS-80s, TI-85’s and Sinclair ZX’s when you wanted to get audio out of them. [via] Link.
Brian Moore has taken their excellent iGuitar line of digitally-equipped guitars, and added class-compliant USB, via the new iGuitar.USB model. Plug it into a USB jack, and you have instant access to your sound in recording and effects software, no drivers required. Fully bus-powered, so you don’t even need a power brick. Unlike Gibson’s so-called “digital guitar,” what’s great about the iGuitar.USB is that you can connect a single USB cable between your guitar and your computer for audio: no breakout boxes or multiple cabling required. [via] Link.
Instructions for Lei making for your next Hawaiian Luau party – If you can string beads, you can make a lei! If you’re lucky enough to live where plumerias grow, pick about 80 early in the morning. Otherwise you can use carnations, marigolds, orchids, roses or any other medium sized flower. Thanks Jason! Link.
This site has a ton of free stencils to down, exacto out and use as you please. There are stencils for just about anything out there – Animals to Vegand & Vegetarian. [
Great news – you can now print photos directly on Flickr! “You can order prints to be delivered by mail, or pick them up at your local Target store for one hour printing, even. In both cases, you get 10 free 4×6″ prints to get started.” [