Monthly Archive for August, 2006

Make Blogging

If you’ve got a project that you’ve been waiting to share with the world, now is the time to send the info to me.

If you don’t have a blog, sign up for flickr or instructables and upload pics and descriptions of what you’ve done so that I can bring on the linky love.

Then email me at bre@makezine.com and we’ll get your show on the road.

DIY T-Shirt Design

In celebration of the new craftzine magazine and blog, I have created a podcast to teach three ways to make your own t-shirt designs.

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When you make your own tshirt designs upload them to the craft flickr pool!

Make sure to go check out the instructional post too!

Click here to get the video (MP4) delivered automatically with iTunes. This video will play on PC/Mac/Linux/PSPs and iPod video devices. Also for your viewing pleasure - HD, 3gp, 3g2, Youtube, Google, and Blip.

Posted to Makezine and Craftzine!

PDF Instructions for DIY T-Shirts

This week, I’ve put together an instructional pdf for three different ways to make t-shirt designs.

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Download it, or subscribe in itunes and have it downloaded automatically!

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This is what my bunny-vader t-shirt design looked like before rinsing and after!

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I really want to see the shirts that you design! Make sure if you make your own t-shirt designs that you upload them to the flickr craft pool!

Vlog Soup

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In episode 18 of Vlog Soup, Steve Garfield spotlights collaborations. I say, “Bring it on!”

Weekend Projects: Persistance of Vision

In this video Jake McKenzie, Matt Dalton, and Bre Pettis show how to put together a persistence of vision gadget that you can put on your bicycle.

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Persistence of vision is a perceptual process where your brain holds an image in it’s head for a moment. This process is what lets us think that movies have people moving in them instead of seeing all 24 frames a second as individual pictures. This projects programs LEDs to flash and appear to make words in the air. Watch the video to learn more and make sure to check out the instructions!

Download the MP4 or see it in glorious HD.

If you want to make one, download the PDF!

Go checkout Lamor’s website.

Posted To Makezine here and here.

Craft Podcast: Dare To Craft

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Let’s get the Craft Audio Podcast started off right!

If you had all the time, money, and resources you needed to craft something really amazing, what would you craft? Think up something really impressive and call 206-888-CRAF and leave a message describing the most amazing craft item that you would make if there were no obstacles or barriers. Hey, you can even imagine that you have assistants to help out! You’ve only got a minute to leave your message, so introduce yourself (or be anonymous) and then leave the message describing your wildest crafting dream! I’ll choose the best messages and include them in the Craft Audio Podcast! Dare to dream!

Posted to Craftzine!

The Best Video Collaboration Ever

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Susan pulled together an amazing video collaboration! Watch me pull a tiger from my mouth and the mayor with his shiny shoes and the sleep rocker!

I am honored to call these people my friends and collaborators!

New Weekend Projects: Pinhole Photography

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The latest Weekend Projects is up and you can watch it over on the makezine blog

You can watch it in ipod size or in high def!

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I’ve also put up an instruction post and a six page pdf of pinhole instructions for you to check out, read, and get inspired by.

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