Instructables: exploring - art - design - popular http://www.instructables.com Thu, 23 May 2013 21:56:30 PDT BLOX v1.01 Create a geometric portrait at Techshop http://www.instructables.com/id/Create-a-geometric-portrait-at-Techshop/
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By: ohhello

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Fri, 1 Mar 2013 19:00:26 PST
Make a Tree Table http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-Tree-Table/
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By: KoomoriForge

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Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:47:49 PST
Design Your Own Functional Art! http://www.instructables.com/id/Design-Your-Own-Functional-Art/
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By: jsrook

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Sun, 20 Jan 2013 13:17:50 PST
Nama Instrument 1.0 http://www.instructables.com/id/Nama-Instrument-10/
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Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:31:20 PST
Light Box http://www.instructables.com/id/Light-Box-2/
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By: delno

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Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:36:11 PST
Make a t-shirt into hangable art http://www.instructables.com/id/Made-a-t-shirt-into-hangable-art/
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Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:02:30 PST
Make Your Own T-Shirt Art http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Your-Own-T-Shirt-Art-1/
Make Your Own T-Shirt Art - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F3R/2SH5/GZUAG1KH/F3R2SH5GZUAG1KH.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F3R/2SH5/GZUAG1KH/F3R2SH5GZUAG1KH.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F3R/2SH5/GZUAG1KH/F3R2SH5GZUAG1KH.SMALL.jpg mynameiskorrine I LOVE this DIY Project! You can create your own design from magazine clippings, photographs, or anything else you can think of using! What You Will Need What You Will Need: Scanner/Printer Iron-on Transfers (Found at any Office Supply Store) Sheet of Printer Paper Computer T-Shirt Iron Hard Sur...
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Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:26:06 PDT
7FT Gundam - Ultimate Papercraft http://www.instructables.com/id/7FT-Gundam-Ultimate-Papercraft-1/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FBW/67QZ/GUWHG82B/FBW67QZGUWHG82B.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FBW/67QZ/GUWHG82B/FBW67QZGUWHG82B.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FBW/67QZ/GUWHG82B/FBW67QZGUWHG82B.SMALL.jpg visualspicer After burning my 4FT Freedom Gundam papercraft in 2010 I was determined to create a bigger and better replacement. This 7FT Gundam Mk-2 papercraft became the result of my goal, made up of 1250 parts on 720 pages, for a total paper weight of 10lb (4.5kg). Using time-lapse photography, video editing ...
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Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:49:19 PST
FULLY FUNCTIONAL Camera Costume http://www.instructables.com/id/FULLY-FUNCTIONAL-Camera-Costume/
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Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:41:10 PDT
Shuriken USB http://www.instructables.com/id/Shuriken-USB/
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By: eyefail

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Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:14:34 PDT
Make Furniture With Cardboard! http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Furniture-With-Cardboard/
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By: Creativeman

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Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:34:13 PDT
Moresque lampe http://www.instructables.com/id/Moresque-lampe/
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By: stregoi

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Sun, 2 Jan 2011 08:13:39 PST
$10 Removable Wall Art http://www.instructables.com/id/10-Removable-Wall-Art/
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By: VeggieBex

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Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:36:05 PST
Trigger http://www.instructables.com/id/Trigger/
Trigger - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FNH/AXBA/G4PBP5VL/FNHAXBAG4PBP5VL.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FNH/AXBA/G4PBP5VL/FNHAXBAG4PBP5VL.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FNH/AXBA/G4PBP5VL/FNHAXBAG4PBP5VL.SMALL.jpg randofo Let's pull the time machine out of the closet and crank the dial way back to a much simpler time. Yes, today we are traveling back to 2004. You may wonder why we are going to 2004? The answer is quite simple. In 2004, I built, and for the first time satisfactorily documented, one of my strange elect...
By: randofo

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Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:47:13 PST
Can Art: A Way To Recycle Some Tin Cans http://www.instructables.com/id/Can-Art-A-Way-To-Recycle-Some-Tin-Cans/
Can Art: A Way To Recycle Some Tin Cans - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F8M/OUT8/G1ZGGSJB/F8MOUT8G1ZGGSJB.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F8M/OUT8/G1ZGGSJB/F8MOUT8G1ZGGSJB.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F8M/OUT8/G1ZGGSJB/F8MOUT8G1ZGGSJB.SMALL.jpg Creativeman We all use some canned foods from time to time.  And we all probably use empty cans for one purpose or another.  This instructable shows how to decorate cans to be used as organizers for pencils, pens, paint brushes, etc.  It's a simple thing to do, and children would especially have fun making thei...
By: Creativeman

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Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:12:24 PST
Make Your Own Illuminated Signs http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Your-Own-Illuminated-Signs/
Make Your Own Illuminated Signs - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKP/GJA0/G1ZGTXIY/FKPGJA0G1ZGTXIY.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKP/GJA0/G1ZGTXIY/FKPGJA0G1ZGTXIY.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FKP/GJA0/G1ZGTXIY/FKPGJA0G1ZGTXIY.SMALL.jpg Creativeman Want to express yourself creatively with light?  Make a mood light, perhaps?  Could you use a night light?  Make name signs or multi-word messages?  Using readily available materials, Illuminated signs are easy to make.  Any of these and more uses can be accomplished  with the simple methods in this...
By: Creativeman

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Mon, 9 Nov 2009 01:59:16 PST
Halloween Lamps You Can Make! http://www.instructables.com/id/Halloween-Lamps-You-Can-Make/
Halloween Lamps You Can Make! - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FVP/WGA1/G0SD2YY4/FVPWGA1G0SD2YY4.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FVP/WGA1/G0SD2YY4/FVPWGA1G0SD2YY4.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FVP/WGA1/G0SD2YY4/FVPWGA1G0SD2YY4.SMALL.jpg Creativeman To get into the halloween spirt, ooooooohhhhhhh, I decided to make some decorative lamps for the holiday.  These were easy to make, and virtually free, except for the lights.  I bought those after christmas last year, and they were on sale at walmart for $1.00  for a string of 20!  I bought 5 or 6, ...
By: Creativeman

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Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:20:01 PDT