Make Your Own… EVERYTHING!!!

Art is about creating something new, but it is also about sharing. Instructables is a website that lets passionate people share tips, how to’s, techniques, inventions and creative processes. They cover everything from art to science… and they even have games!!

One of my favorite down time hobbies is to look for stuff around my house or find things at thrift stores to turn in to something new. If you turn old stuff into something you actually need, you save money AND it’s uniquely yours! Sounds good to me! Here are some of my favorite articles from Instructables.com that you should try out some sunday afternoon:

1. Sick of generic business card patterns?? Why not make your own? Here is a great idea if you want to make your own business cards:

DIY Scratch Off Business Cards

2. Got an old lamp? Instant projector!

Cheap and Simple Media Projector

3. Attention San Francisco bicyclists!! Glowing bikes? Yes, please!

DIY Glow: Ground Effect Lights For Your Bike

4. Now that you have an awesome bike that glows, you should probably take some pictures of it… moving! Here is how to make some cool photos with light… better known as light painting:

Creative Glow Stick Photography

5. Now isn’t this just the cutest:

Chocolate Dinosaur

6. Things I enjoy: Drawing? Check. Drinking? Check. Robots? Check. Oh, happy day!

Drunken Drawing Robot!

7. For all the photographers out there… don’t want to buy a tripod? Make one!

Tripods

8. Homemade musical instruments are the bee’s knees:

Cigar Box Guitar

Lap Steel Guitar From A Pool Cue Case

Guide: Creative Speakers

9. Come on baby light my fire: