The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for creating and editing digital photos and videos, as well as how to make your own still and video cameras.
I had a sense, as early as Tuesday, that it was going to be a yellow kind of week, and sure enough, the MAKE Flickr pool has proved it out. And though yellow has lots of negative connotations, it happens to be my favorite color, probably because it reminds of me construction equipment and power tools. Oh, and flowers. I have credible reports from people who have actually seen nature that flowers are sometimes yellow, too.
Here are some cool things we saw in the CRAFT Flickr Pool this week: Smile, by itchinstitchin Needle Felted Morton the Monkey with Banana, by *brynne Dress-Up Octopus, by hine Steampunked Nerf Gun, by Cation Designs yellow submarine, by * Rezinha *
I drew Adam Flaherty for my MAKE Secret Santa. Here he is pictured toasting with Marc de Vinck at FOO camp. He’s a gadget enthusiast, and when I ran into him in the O’Reilly parking lot in Sebastopol, CA last week, he was holding a 2-liter bottle solar lantern – it looked like a bottle of light, and I’m excited to see him document his build based on this previous post.
This time of year, I’m always on the lookout for gift ideas that would be perfect for both men and women, so this camera strap with lens cap pocket tutorial from Vanessa at Little Big Girl Studio immediately caught my eye. The look and style can be completely customized to fit any personality by choosing […]
This commercial plugs the Veriti Thermal Cycler, and used over 6,000 PCR tube and 30 plates in the filming, which took an entire month. [Via @cenmag]
This DIY wool camera wrap is the coolest camera bag I have ever seen! I love how you can so easily customize it for your camera, since they’re all such different shapes. Love!
This beautiful little gadget dates to the 1920s, and is known as Kaufmann’s Posographe. The linkages, of course, are hidden inside. The linked site, above, includes a patent illustration that shows how they work.
