Posts tagged: puzzle
Suitcase Furniture
By DIY Maven
Inspired by the tired traveler, Erik De Nijs created 'Suited Case', a collection of luggage that fashions a couch. Put together like a puzzle, the four suitcases create a comfy--and familiar--place to sit while you're waiting for your connection. Baggage fees might be an issue, however. ;) » READ MORE
How to Make a Frabjous Cardboard Sculpture
By DIY Maven
Evil Mad Scientist Labs went ga-ga over Professor George W. Hart's sculpture, Frabjous. When they realized Professor Hart has been kind enough to post a template to make such a sculpture, they got right to work!
DIY Mini Designer Lamps
By DIY Maven
Mark McKenna's teeny tiny Designer Emulation lamps emulate some very famous designer lamps, such as Phillippe Starck's Miss K. for example. Choose from five different kits, which will arrive as a flat piece that you pop apart and put together, jigsaw puzzle style. » READ MORE
How To: Make Photo Puzzle Blocks.
By ChrisjobIt's true...everyone loves blocks. Still. Always have, always will.
So, Photojojo came up with a tutorial to create a set of blocks you'll never be embarrassed to leave out when company comes over.
Materials
3D Puzzle Christmas Tree
By DIY Maven
Made from 100% recycled cardboard, Pop Deluxe's new laser-cut Snowflake Tree puzzle ($17) comes is kraft brown or white. It measures 10 x 10 x 13, and although they can be decorated with paint, glitter and such it seems unnecessary. Their simplicity is rather elegant.
How to make a ‘Word Search’ greeting card!
By DIY Maven
Curbly has siblings. One of them is called Teacherly, and, as you can probably guess, it’s an on-line resource for teachers. However, it also has a very awesomely cool FREE feature called ‘word search creator’. Teachers use such things as word search puzzles as, well, teaching tools, but they also can come in handy for paper crafters too. With a little help from Teacherly, here’s my very easy technique for making a one-of-a-kind greetin » READ MORE
The NO Maintenance Bonzai
By DIY Maven
I love bonzai, but I don’t have any in the house. Just the idea of it makes me a little nervous. I have a fairly green thumb, but I’d worry about the little bugger’s demise constantly. The Atomic Bonzai might be a good alternative to we bonsai-loving bonsai- phobes. It’s actually a 3-D sculptural puzzle that stands 7" x 7" when fully assembled. Available at Nova68 for $24.99, and ships free via ground within the U.S. No pruning, no wateri » READ MORE
How to make a Tangram Puzzle.
By DIY Maven
A great way to celebrate the Chinese New Year would be to make a Tangram Puzzle, which is also known as ‘seven pieces of cleverness’. Why are these puzzles so clever? Read on!
The Props:
- a square piece of paper (my 3.5" square piece worked great)
- a scissors
The Proceedure:
First, fold your paper in half and then half again. Unfold, rotate and repeat the process. When you’re done, your square should be divided into 16 squares, like so:
Next, using » READ MORE
Peel and Stick Cork Puzzle Tiles
By DIY Maven
Check out Mio Cultures’ very cool--and environmentally friendly--peel and stick cork ModuTiles ($95). They’re sold in sets of six tan and six chocolate colored tiles that cover 12 square feet. Configure them any way you please to make rugs or runners. Use the adhesive tabs for temporary installation, or install them permanently over an entire floor using standard cork flooring adhesives and finishes. To increase they’re durability for high-traf » READ MORE
Art a la the Rubik's Cube, and how to solve and build your own.
By ChrisjobApparently, solving a Rubik's Cube is either something you can do, or something you can't: you either know the tricks, or you don't. (I can't, and don't.)
Fortunately, these toysters know the tricks, and can manipulate the simply colored blocks into large scale works of art.
Puzzle Table by Hsien Chang
By ChrisjobWe've seen puzzling floors, [twice] and now, welcome puzzle furniture.
The Puzzle Table, apparently also called "Drift", was inspired by sliding puzzles. The desk includes five bold pink compartments with four sliding doors, which can be repositioned to make each compartment's contents available.
Cool design, cool color pallette.
More Puzzling Floors
By DIY Maven
A few weeks ago we had puzzle carpet, now we have puzzle wood flooring. Puzzle Floor™ pieces are made of 5/8" solid northern hardwood which ‘is precision-manufactured...to allow for perfect alignment and fit.” The 13" x 13" squares are available in 13 different colors, and according to the company’s website, installation sounds DIY-able. I just have one question about this sudden influx of puzzle flooring. Why just floor applications? Why not cov » READ MORE
Flor is out; Puzzle Carpet is in
By DIY Maven
Okay, maybe not, but these puzzle carpet tiles by Satyendra-Pakhale are really cool! Available in grass, water and sand patterns, each piece is 36 cm in diameter. Seven puzzle pieces will run you about $151.20. You can find them at Baby Geared.
