DIY Stamps I've always wanted to make my own rubber stamps. I even went so far as to buy a kit several years ago, complete with a black light and goo. It didn't work for me. I've done some primitive printing using meat trays and wondered if I could use my punches on the styrofoam. Most of the meat and vegetable trays are too thick to pass through the jaws of the punches, but restaurant take-home boxes were thinner and held some promise. Not every punch will work. I happened to have a piece of acrylic so I taped the butterfly to it with double stick tape. Now came the fun part. This might even make a nice coloring book type of activity. I also punched out my favorite scalloped circle then debossed it with a table knife. Perfect for personalizing holiday wrapping paper.
Darwin's Cladogram Tree with Finches by joabaldwin on Shapeways Charles Darwin's first ever sketch of a tree of life, in the shape of an actual tree, with finches perched on the branches. Each branch and minute detail of Darwin's original drawing is represented, and each finch represents the A, B, C and D marks on his sketch. The sketch appeared in his private notebook (“Notebook B on the transmutation of species,” 1837–1838). From a side view, the shape of the tree matches perfectly with Darwin's drawing (look at the last image for a comparison). If you look carefully, you'll notice that each finch is slightly different, and the more apart they are from each other in the evolutionary tree, the more distinct the differences are. A great gift for taxonomists, biologists, skeptics, humanists, atheists, lovers of nature and rational thought. The sketchy text on the same page of Darwin's notebook reads: "I think ...
Calculating a Good Dose of Exposure | ScreenWeb | screenweb.com (December 1999) posted on Wed Dec 15, 1999 Easy-to-use tools to prevent exposure problems By Tina Scarpelli click an image below to view slideshow "What's the correct exposure time for this emulsion?" One emulsion manufacturer reports that at least 50% of incoming technical calls are exposure-related. This article covers some basic exposure issues and the inexpensive, easy-to-use tools to help you control a part of the process that, left unchecked, can drain the profit right out of a job. When exposure and resolution collide The stencil is supposed to produce a durable, high-quality image while allowing the screen to be easily reclaimed. A poor light source almost guarantees exposure problems. The capabilities of today's light sources and the vast selection of screen fabrics and photostencil materials almost guarantees a system that will reproduce the finest detail at optimum exposure. Post-exposure is often widely believed to compensate for an underexposed stencil. Exposure Tools 1. 2.
Postcard Birthday Poster DIY May 26 This project is part of a campaign I’m doing with Yahoo! Mail on different ways to keep in touch with family and friends. I had wanted to recreate an easier version of this big project I did for Aubrey last year and this seemed like the perfect time. I contacted the artist, Shanna Murray, to help me come up with artwork for a poster that everyone could download. Step 1: Decide who you are going to give this surprise to and get their mailing address. Step 2: Download the 25 sheet pdf. Hello, I’ve put together this little poster project for (__________’s) birthday. 1. If you have any questions email me at (______________). Step 3: Send an email to each person with a different attachment and instructions. Step 4: If you want you can send a follow up reminder about the mailing dates. Download the 25 pages with postcards below! A special thanks to Shanna Murray for the beautiful design, to Aubrey Trinnaman for the photos and for Alexis Birkmeyer for pulling it all together.
How to use direct emulsion, screen printing emulsion tips, photo emulsion instructions Ok, you just bought a huge screen printing kit, put together the press, watched the video, re watched the video. Now what? Let touch base on a few pointers! One topic that we encounter on a daily basis is the importance of a light sensitivity environment to work under. It is recommended that you find a space to work in low lighting, try to eliminate any UV light from entering the room. Most likely you have received a quart or gallon of emulsion, the emulsion sent along with your kit was designed for the application that you will be printing, in most cases its going to be Tee shirts, some others will want to do signs. Typically all emulsions do the same thing. Emulsion types What kind of emulsions are on the market? For general Tee shirts, hoodies and fabric based substrates, we recommend using a dual diazo emulsion because of the wide latitude for exposure times. Pre sensitized emulsions are ready to go right out of the gate. Emulsion for plastisol Emulsion for signs and solvent inks
DIY: Starburst Clock - LA | Freckled Nest | LAfromFN I love clocks and especially love clocks with personality! Starburst Style clocks appeal to me in many ways but they're usually a little too retro or gold for my style-- so I was excited to try making a new version of the Starburst :) I'd love to see you do the same using the tutorial below! These clocks were my inspiration! a big handful of wood coffee stir sticks (7" long) all-purpose white gluesharp scissorsworking clock with a flat face To skip drilling & wiring a clock from scratch, I used a flat pre-made clock with no dimension-- this cappuccino masterpiece was $10 at Walmart. You'll find long wooden stir sticks at grocery stores, restaurant supply stores or ask your local coffee shop if you can buy some from them. Step 1/ So that your sticks fit well side by side on the clock surface, you will need to cut a long and sharp point on one end of each stick. Note: I originally covered the clock with contact paper so that any visible spaces between the wood sticks would blend in easier.
Make a DIY Bent Plywood Bicycle » Man Made DIY « Keywords: wood, bike, bent, bicycle Boy, do I love me some molded plywood. It gives my Eames lounge-ish chair its perfect shape, and is quite functional in my walnut magazine end table and this laptop riser I hacked from an IKEA stool. And, as some industrious design students figured out, you can create a bike frame at home by learning to laminate and mold your own plywood elements. Brilliant! Even if you're not digging on building a bike frame, this is a great tutorial for learning how to mold and bend plywood. After seeing this bike on a bicycle design blog I was inspired to build my own. Also I had some left over epoxy and fiberglass from a kayak I built and was just itching to find a project I could use it on (or maybe I was just itchy from all the fiberglass). The part of the design I liked was that the top and bottom parts of the frame are like leaf springs separated by the seat tube. Bent Plywood Bicycle [Instructables]
Make Custom Color Chalkboard Paint - Martha Stewart Kids Thanks to paint that dries into a chalkboard finish, your board can be whatever size you desire and placed wherever you like. Store-bought formulas come in traditional green and black. But you can also follow our recipe to mix your own batch in any shade. Tip: Start with flat-finish latex paint in any shade. Wall Calendar A home office is the ideal spot for a family planner. Mudroom Mural The bottom half of a mudroom wall is just the right height for pint-size Picassos -- when coated with store-bought green chalkboard paint. Message Center Write-on paint needn't be applied only to walls. Pantry Reminder Covered with chalkboard paint, a pantry door serves as the perfect place to keep a running shopping list.
Kusudama Tutorial part 1 The Japanese kusudama is a paper ball made out of multiple identical origami shapes glued together. They were traditionally used as a ball for incense or potpourri but now we see them more for decoration or as a gift. Today I am showing you part 1 on how to make the Japanese traditional shape. What you need for this tutorial is: 60 pieces of paper cut into squares. Below I will show you how to make the basic shape, you need to make 60 of these. Fold the bottom corner to the top. Fold the left and right corners up to the middle corner. Fold the same points down. Open up the flaps you have just created and flatten them. Fold the top triangles towards you so they are level with the edges of the paper. Fold the triangles back using the crease you made earlier and glue the outside triangles together. Now make 5 more of these petals and glue them all together. We would love to see what you made using this tutorial so please post a pic to the Folding Trees Flickr group – it’s open to everybody.