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Pretty with Pool Noodles

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By Jessica Wilson

When I was a kid we didn't have pool noodles, we had boogie boards. While boogie boards were very cool in their own 1980s way, they were not nearly as versatile as the candy-colored pool noodle. There are all kinds of nifty things you can do with a pool noodle. You can float on them, build with them, turn them into swords and lightsabers, and even make nifty gear-styled walls, all sorts of fun things.

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Faux stop-motion papercraft animation

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This animation, done by NYC's Tronic Studio, for AXA, a French insurance company, is faux stop-motion, faux papercraft, all 3D Studio Max.

Tronic Studio

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Soup can coffee roaster

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How awesome is this drill powered drum roaster? Very awesome.

I never tire of seeing new takes on building your own sample roaster. Keeping the beans moving is the key to an even roast. Tim Eggers decided to use a drill to turn his drum, made from a soup can. He cut and folded vanes into the drum to aid the tumbling. A second soup can drum focuses the heat from his stove-top burner. Genius idea, and look at those lovely beans.

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Circuit bent toy frog

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Spotted in the MAKE Forums:

Mischka modified this motion-activated greeting toy, making it into a simple sample and loop frog noise machine. There don't seem to an explanation of how it was done, but it looks like a fun project!

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Ball-chain gears on Thingiverse

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Vik from the RepRap blog created these printable ball-chain gears, and uploaded STLs and SCADs to Thingiverse.

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Fireplace Craft Space

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Tamara of Brooklyn Craft shares photos of her crafty work space where she transformed a fireplace in her kitchen into her sewing nook complete with her vintage Singer sewing machine.

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Brilliant low-tech soil moisture sensor

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Two galvanized nails set in a plug of plaster-of-Paris. That's it. The Cheap Vegetable Gardener, who created the sensor for an automated grow box project, explains:

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Apply Now! Vend at Bazaar Bizarre Maker Faire Bay Area 2010

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Only one more day left to apply to vend crafts at Bazaar Bizaare Maker Faire Bay Area 2010! The payment policy has been improved, pay only $10 upfront and not a penny more until you're accepted:

Applications Due on Tuesday March 16th for Bazaar Bizarre Maker Faire

This is a two-day event being held on May 22nd and 23rd, 2010

Saturday 10am - 8pm and Sunday 10am - 6pm. (Not Memorial Day Weekend)

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CRAFT weekly recap

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Last week on CRAFT we saw:

How-To: Baby Care Bear Costume

Flaky Cheddar and Ham Biscuits

In the Kitchen with Jarod: Make a Mother of Vinegar

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Ann Arbor Mini Maker Faire: Request for Makers

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We're excited to announce that the 2010 Ann Arbor Mini Maker Faire will be on Saturday, June 5, 2010. Last year's event was a huge success, and we are looking forward to seeing what will happen this year! Check out their website for more details, and to sign up to exhibit at the Faire. See you there!

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Movie made using cross stitch

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Filmmaker and crafter Holly Klein combined her talents to produce this short, Maggie and Mildred. All of the set pieces and characters were cross stitched by hand, then scanned into a computer and animated. [via fem!n*Ally]

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In the Makers Market: Police tape scarf

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Our own indescribably awesome Becky Stern makes these sweet black-and-yellow crime scene tape scarves to order:

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American Idol-Inspired Crochet Earrings From Vickie Howell

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Vickie Howell created and shares this pattern for these cool crochet earrings based on a pair worn by American Idol contestant, Lilly Scott.
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LED lighting PCB board etching

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MAKE Flickr pool member Joel Miller (jmillerid) is planning some LED lighting for his house and has been evaluating Luxeon Rebel LEDs. He etched these boards to experiment with different colors, their heat values, etc.

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Winners at the North American Handmade Bicycle show

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Yesterday I took a Sunday Scroll over at the North American Handmade Bicycle show site, drooling over the bikes pictured with their enthusiastic creators. With categories like "best fillet brazing" and "best carbon fiber," it's clearly a maker's kind of tradeshow.

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