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April 4, 2012

Handmade Glass Resonating Phonograph Horns

Artist Jeremy LeClair, of Various Artists Records, had these beautiful glass resonating phonograph horns made for him by glass artist Joe Forestall and now he can acoustically play to two different parts of a record at the same time!

March 29, 2012

DIY Leather Watch Strap

I took a sandal-making workshop with Rachel Corry last year and have been a little obsessed with leather work ever since. This simple DIY leather watch strap over on Design Sponge would be a great way to dip your toes in the water! It does require using an inexpensive Timex Weekender for the strap hardware, but you could probably use the techniques with any simple watch strap you find!

March 28, 2012

Crocheted Bobble Stitch Electronics Cases

When it comes to electronics cases, I prefer mine to be a little on the granny chic side. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise that these bobble stitch electronics cases from Cult of Crochet immediately grabbed my attention. Doesn't your laptop/kindle/iPad/phone need a cozy? Mine sure does!

If you want to make your own, a link for purchasing the pattern on Ravelry is included in the post.

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March 27, 2012

How-To: Faux Wood Grain Laptop Cover

Wood grain contact paper has come a long way since I was a little kid in the Midwest, and Josie from Fine & Feathered rocks the faux wood look in a big way in her faux wood grain laptop cover tutorial. I'm thinking that a wooden laptop would turn some serious heads in my daily writing-in-coffee-shops grind!

[Via Decor Hacks]

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March 13, 2012

How-To: Kindle Slip Case

If you've got an e-reader and a stack of fat quarters, you're in luck! Make a kindle slip case with this simple tutorial from Laura at Charm Stitch. One fat quarter makes two cases, so, while you're at it, you might as well whip one up for both you and a pal!

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[Via CraftGawker]

March 2, 2012

How-To: Lens Cap Cozy

This lens cap cozy tutorial from Melissa at The Polkadot Chair is my new favorite thing on the internet. It's cute, it's practical, and the awesome camera fabric that she used has my heart all aflutter! In the tutorial, she shows you how to make two versions—one with a magnetic snap closure and one that closes with elastic—so you can choose the one that best suits your style and your lens caps.

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February 9, 2012

How-To: Vintage Train Case Charging Station

One of my good friends has a beautiful and fun collection of vintage train cases that she displays in the bookshelves in her living room. Their colors and cool vintage design makes them the perfect eye candy, and their roomy interiors make them practical for storing things like DVDs and video games. Here's one more way to take advantage of the practical ways a vintage train case could be used. Sara and Stacy of SugarSCOUT share their tutorial for transforming a vintage train case in to a handy charging station for your electronics over on Design*Sponge. There is some permanent modification involved, so if you can't stand the thought of drilling in to a vintage piece, you may want to avert your eyes. [via @modernjune]

December 1, 2011

How-To: Decorate your Earbuds

Use fusible beads to customize your earbuds with this Pimp Your Earbuds tutorial from Helena on Craft and Creativity! The fusible beads bring back fond memories of changing the colors on my braces when I was a teenager—I grew up in a small town, it was the absolute highlight of each month—and I can definitely see myself picking out a new pattern for my headphones each month. Not only is this project a fun way to add some color to something that you use every day, it's also a great way to keep your 'buds from getting nabbed when someone else in your house loses theirs!

You can also check out the post on Cut Out + Keep that inspired Helena's project.

[Via Be Different, Act Normal]

November 18, 2011

DIY iPhone Gloves

It can be frustrating to have to take off your gloves to use your touch screen phone. Capacitive touch screens sense how conductive your fingers are, and gloves are, well, insulators. Learn to mod your gloves with conductive thread in this episode of Becky's Workshop. See the complete how-to on Make: Projects.

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October 7, 2011

Nyan Cat Stitched iPhone Case

When I posted about stitchable iPhone cases back in July, folks went nuts (rightly so) and clamored to get them from a Japanese supplier. Thanks to those who originally ordered them from abroad and reported back here. If you weren't able to get one, The Purl Bee is now stocking them. Flickr user, poppet with a camera, shared her geektastic take on the stitched iPhone case: the Nyan Cat Case. If you can set the ringer to "NyanNyanNyan" you'd be all set! [via Feeling Stitchy]

October 3, 2011

InBook iPhone Charging Docks

My heart always hurts a little when I see a used book disemboweled, but these inbook iPhone charging docks are delightful--what a great way to display the gorgeous covers on the Penguin Classic series designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. They have some gorgeous vintage ones, too, if you have less delicate book sensibilities! This would be a simple and fun DIY as well. (Via Swiss Miss.)

August 15, 2011

How-To: Laptop Bag

This swell laptop bag from Joy of How Joyful for Sew, Mama, Sew! would be a perfect back-to school project, especially for college students who need a stylish way to tote their laptops and books across campus.

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