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with Phillip Torrone Sunday December 9, 2007

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Best of CRAFT

Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week:

Handmade Stockings by My Imaginary Boyfriend- Link.
99 Octopuses on a Tree - Link.
Plush Toy Design Software - Link.
Yeti Gift Labels - Link.
Eggnog Recipe - Link.

Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu | 6:00 PM in Crafts | Discuss (0)

It's the end of the weekend, have you made a secret compartment book yet? If you made one, leave a link to a picture of it in the comments! Video - Link PDF - Link Subscribe - Link Nathan... Read More

Curtain makes it looks like you have a life

The "Expected Curtain" or "Curtain for the lonely person" is meant to make your home more secure by implementing "Home Alone" trickery and adding human silhouettes in the windows of an empty apartment or house. The mysterious figures disappear... Read More

Pencil bench erases your butt, feels pretty nice

I'm not sure I would want to sit on this bench, especially if I had important documents in my back pockets that might get erased. The "Pencil Bench" attempts to incorporate everyday office schwag into a semi-comfortable piece of... Read More

Glucoboy

I like this glucose tester for kids, the games that use test results as game points are brilliant - The Glucoboy is the first blood glucose meter that has been designed specially for kids, adolescents and the young at... Read More

Fake window adds much needed light to bare walls

Another pretty simple day project. Affix some bright white LEDs to the inside of a venetian blind, add a timer switch, attach to a blank, empty wall in your house or apartment, and you instantly have a much psychologically... Read More

Counterfeit capacitors?

A Make reader sent this in --- are these counterfeit capacitors?... Read More

Allison Kudla's Green Machine

Allison Kudla has got a live tissue geometric design CNC up and running in New Orleans. It prints live material in patterns which then grow! - Link... Read More

Satellite dishes add fine art to bad TV

This project called "District Art" took place in an Arabic section of the Netherlands town of Utrecht where after noticing the amount of satellite dishes in the city, designers attempted to bring the population closer to each other. By... Read More

Galaga quilt!

Galaga quilt! - [via] Link & Etsy store.... Read More

Make a Secret Compartment Book - Weekend Projects Podcast

Make a Secret Compartment Book - Weekend Projects PDFcast

First you'll want to mix up some glue and mix it up 50/50 with water to make it runny. Then use a brush to brush on the glue around the edges and stack it up on some books so... Read More

Steampunk gift guide

Here it is, the first ever "Steampunk gift guide" ! - I asked my favorite Steampunk maker to cook one up for us - Jake Von Slatt from The Steampunk Workshop! Jake writes - "When Phil Torrone asked me... Read More

Rolly - Robot MP3 player friend - DVICE

The folks from the Sci-Fi's gadget site DVICE stopped in to the Blip festival last week and I happen to have my new toy, a Sony Rolly - I've managed to get it working (everything is Japanese only) and... Read More

Ticklish plant kit

Here's a fun plant kit, a ticklish plant! The TickleMe Plant has also been called the "Shy Plant", "Humble Plant", "Sleeping Grass", "Touch-Me-Not", "Sensitive Plant" and "Modest Princess." Mimosa pudica is its scientific name, seed packs start at $4.95... Read More

Waldemeyer's latest blinky

More stuff from Waldemeyer, amazing - full video LED dresses, laser dresses for Hussein Chalayan, a moving chandelier for Fredrikson Stallard and illuminated chairs that sense the colour you are wearing... Jeez! - Link. Related: OK Go jackets! -... Read More

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