If you’ve got old computers laying around that aren’t old enough to be antiques but not new enough to be functional you can turn them into stuff… that’s right, stuff!
From Instructables, comes this tutorial on how to deconstruct an old desktop keyboard to create a new money holder, a.k.a wallet.
Freakin’ sweet, right? I’ve looked it and you might need to cannibalize two keyboards to make this wallet. Of course they also suggest that you can make a checkbook cover and it seems like that would require less materials. Also, if you’re techy but not necessarily so crafty there’s no sewing invoved so as long as you have knowledge of how to cut and tape, you’re all set.
They also offer some suggestions on what to do with the other parts of the keyboard:
Keys - make magnets, clocks, or notes to loved ones (I Ctrl U!) Plastic casing - If your area accepts #6 or 7 plastics for recycling do that. Metal - Recycle as scrap or use as a surface for projects that use glue, solder, or other messy activities.
CRAFT friend Bonnie Burton has posted up a complete photo tutorial on how to make your own R2-D2 pinhole camera. It’s also a great way to use your old oatmeal container and soda cans in the process!
I feel like ever since I watched Empire Strikes Back on Sunday I’ve been bombarded with Star Wars related stories so I figured I might as well collect them for a show and tell.
Star Wars + Robot Chicken = Robot Wars? Star Chicken?
Surely anyone who loves Star Wars and/or Robot Chicken has heard of the Lucas/Green/Senreich collaboration for the Adult Swim stop motion animation series, Robot Chicken. For those not yet “in the loop,” Seth Green and Matthew Senreich of Robot Chicken approached Lucas and Co. about making a special Star Wars episode of Robot Chicken. I know the Chicken has done some Star Wars themed sketches in the past but this one will be a full episode and fully endorsed by Lucasfilm.
I don’t mean to toot my own horn or anything but I sometimes consider myself to be pretty artsy crafty. I mean I like to dabble in photography, painting, screenprinting, stenciling and things of that nature.
Last weekend I had some free time on my hands and decided to try experimenting with DreamWeaver. I then realized that I had uninstalled DreamWeaver and so I opened up this little pre-installed program I had called ComicLife. A few hours later I had this:
