Core77 has a nice writeup about the new exhibition at the MAD Museum: Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary will be the inaugural exhibition at the Museum of Arts & Design when it opens to the public today at it’s new home, 2 Columbus Circle. The exhibition features work by 50 international established and emerging artists […]
Sew up a pencil and drawing pad holder from a pair of old jeans in this tutorial by Cindy of Skip to My Lou.
PT @ MAKE writes: I live a few blocks from Wall street in a building that is getting torn down, it’s not quite Fight Club style (yet) but it’s filled with good trash finds. Usually I find all sorts of fun things around here late at night, folks just throw away everything it seems – […]
Betz White has a great recycle project for old ties. Her two-tie sling tutorial shows you how to turn them into a handy bag that can hold a water bottle or anything else.
From the CRAFT Flickr pool, user truemirage writes: “Fordite” is the rather tongue-in-cheek name given to this amazing multi-color material, which is really…..paint! Back when cars were sprayed rather than dipped, layers of paint would build up on the machinery. Some smart lapidarist decided to cut and polish a chunk as if it were a […]
The {NewNew} York Street Team turns it’s focus to your DIY house or apartment. Here, cakehouse.etsy.com shows us how to recycle a an old towel into a snazzy bath mat. Thanks Kimm!
Everything about this photo from Flickr user mame* is inspiring me right now. She used an ultra-soft vintage sheet to make this simple tunic-style blouse, which looks like the perfect layering piece for Fall. She used a pattern from this Japanese craft book to make it, but if you can’t find that book I’d bet […]
