This year for Halloween I decided to create a costume that depicts a dream that I had. The imagery was so vivid and lifelike, that it seemed the perfect material...
Posted by jordan
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I love using old machine parts for my projects; often their workmanship surpasses that of anything new, and you can get them cheap or even free. Find a junkyard full...
Posted by John Todd
Categories: Workshop, Machining | 2 Comments
There’s energy all around us, just waiting to be tapped. Whether it’s a hot cup of coffee on a cold day, light from the sun, scented candles, or waste heat...
Posted by Jim Shealy
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How to fabricate, out of mostly recycled materials, an ultraviolet nighttime bug trap, since ultraviolet light attracts most insects. Tired of nighttime critters and drowning in bug spray? Try this...
Posted by Billy
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Looking for some punk-rock glam that shows off the creative crafter inside? Fishing lure earrings may be the perfect cure. Lots of inspiration can come from a tackle shop. People...
Posted by Casey Dougherty
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Hack a $30, single-use camcorder to make it reusable, then launch it up in a model rocket and capture thrilling astronaut’s-view footage of high-speed neighborhood escape and re-entry. You can...
Posted by John Maushammer
Categories: Photography & Video, Fun & Games | No Comments
It all started with a small LCD salvaged from an old printer. I recruited my code-savvy older brother, Adam, and we soon had the LCD displaying text from an Arduino...
Posted by Immanuel McKenty
Categories: Electronics | 7 Comments
We started Escama (Portuguese for “fish scales”) three years ago after seeing the way Brazilian women incorporated used pull-tabs into their crocheting. We worked with two craft co-ops to design...
Posted by Designers of Escama
Categories: Craft, Crochet, Home | No Comments
A friend of mine recently finished a deck remodel, whose highlight (literally) is a transparent corrugated roof that diffuses sunlight in a delightful way. This inspired me to find some...
Posted by Ross Orr
Categories: Art & Design, Craft, Furniture | No Comments
Amaze your kids by transforming two old toilet rolls and a few other recycled bits and bobs into a cool steampunk-inspired robot. Amaze them even further by balancing your robot...
Posted by Scott Bedford
Categories: Paper Crafts | No Comments
A lovely book, bound by your own hands, may be just the thoughtful yet utilitarian gift idea you’ve been searching for. The cover can incorporate a window that reveals the...
Posted by Lesley Patterson Marx
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Paper, tape, compressed air … lift-off! Blow your friends away as you send this 25-cent rocket hundreds of feet in the air. You can build this easy launcher and rocket...
Posted by Rick Schertle
Categories: Fun & Games, Kids & Family | 1 Comment
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