Urban Velo posted this great DIY video on how to make a messenger bag out of vinyl posters or plastic bags from grocery stores. I wouldn’t ever trust myself to make a bag for every day use, but I would like to try fusing plastic bags together to form a Tyvek-like material. I could easily use free Tyvek for all sorts of stuff. Maybe I’ll make some durable and water-resistant folders to put into my existing messenger bag. That would be nice.
DIY sock monkey kit
July 21, 2009 @ 2:46 pm
Urban Outfitters has a DIY sock monkey kit on sale for $17.99 (originally $24.99).
The kit includes an authentic Rockford red-heel sock pair with easy-to-follow instructions and all of the emroidery, needles, and thread that you need to complete a 6-inch sock monkey. The only thing you’ll need to buy is fluff (or sand if you want to make a sock monkey weapon).
Thanks Anna G.!
LED light-up goggles
June 25, 2009 @ 2:57 pm
GOING TO MAKE THESE LIGHT-UP GOGGLES AND WEAR THEM OUTSIDE.
Neighbors by Amy Bennett
May 7, 2009 @ 5:13 pm
Ever since I saw Amy Bennett’s work at Today and Tomorrow I’ve sorta fallen in love with her fictional neighborhoods. Amy creates miniature dioramas and then paints them to look like surreal and pristine neighborhoods filled with life. I think I like how all of her work is so clean and yet mysterious and haunting because of its perfection. I’m struggling with the idea of living in a place like this and being absolutely disgusted by it at the same time. It’s a weird feeling…
DIY Bright Bike kits available!
January 25, 2009 @ 10:00 pm
About a month ago, I posted about Mike and his wonderful project of covering an entire bike in Scotchlite 680 reflective vinyl. At the time of that post, Mike was in the process of trying to get Beacon Graphics to make a smaller consumer version of the Bright Bike reflective kit (because an entire roll cost $100+).
Well, it looks like Mike and his efforts have paid off as he was able to get Beacon Graphics and Eyebeam together on a complete bicycle reflective kit that costs only $40. The Bright Bike DIY kit contains everything you need to turn your bike into a reflective mess! It includes 6 feet of 3M Scotchlite black reflective vinyl, a 4oz spray bottle of prep cleaner, and a felt squeegee.
If you get the kit, make sure you follow the instructions and watch this video to make sure you’re doing it right!
How to make a hoverboard (or hovercraft)
January 1, 2009 @ 10:21 pm
The BackCountry blog linked to this video of a man making a homemade hoverboard out of a leaf blower and large piece of plywood (and some other miscellaneous materials). It’s not exactly what Marty McFly used in Back To The Future, but it’s the cheapest and closest thing to it.
At the end of the video, you can see a pretty decent demonstration of the hoverboard on a gym floor. It’s rather smooth, but I can’t imagine it being that smooth on any other surface or with a heavier occupant.
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