Tuesday, March 29, 2011
By Mike on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 21:42
These colourful paper butterflies are great for brightening up a dull wall, or pinning on a gift - they're easy to make, using any colourful paper - even an ad page from a magazine.
Monday, February 14, 2011
By Mike on Monday, February 14, 2011, 15:24
I've noticed that citrus peel dries out to form quite a tough, leathery material. This is an experiment to see if it can be made into anything useful - starting with this small trinket box.
Monday, January 3, 2011
By Mike on Monday, January 3, 2011, 21:51
This is a simple little oil lamp specially designed to burn fuels that are solid at room temperatures - such as leftover fats from cooking bacon, sausages, duck or other greasy foods.
It's made from pewter, using the lost wax casting method.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
By Mike on Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 19:44
These little gift boxes are made from recycled Christmas cards - they're easy to make and can be filled with tasty treats or small gifts for the tree or as stocking fillers.
Friday, January 30, 2009
By Mike on Friday, January 30, 2009, 21:22
Another bash at recycling plastic bags by knitting with them, but this time with a couple of differences - I'm only going to use bags that are at end-of-life - that is, otherwise to be thrown away, and I'm making something sturdy durable and useful - a basket.
Friday, October 17, 2008
By Mike on Friday, October 17, 2008, 22:23
Soft drink cans are easily recyclable as scrap metal, but I fancied trying something a little more direct - a simplified form of tinwork.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
By Mike on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 00:35
This knitting loom is designed on exactly the same principles as the French knitting bobbin in previous articles - it's just bigger, with more pegs.
But I'm going to use a recycled material this time - plastic bag yarn
Saturday, August 23, 2008
By Mike on Saturday, August 23, 2008, 21:43
French knitting has been around for centuries - here's how to make and use a French knitting kit
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
By Mike on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 20:48
How to make a mini propagator from an empty CD spindle case.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
By Mike on Saturday, November 24, 2007, 10:49
In case you slept right through the 1970s (or weren't born then, perhaps), this is a machine that spins a piece of card, paper or canvas really fast, causing any paint applied to it (before spinning it, or while it is spinning) to splatter off in interesting and striking radial patterns. In this project, we're going to try to make one out of scavenged and upcycled parts.
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