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DIY: US Candidate Puppets

By fpp ⋅ 8-April-2008 at 9:16 (UTC) ⋅ Post a comment

Finally you don’t have to shout at your TV anymore during Presidential Candidate debates. Get interactive and become the one who pulls the strings behind them. Or put a completely new twist to political education of your kids: Politics at your finger tips.

Anyway, at “Fold US Candidate” you can download PDF templates for finger puppets of the US Presidential candidates. Cut, fold, glue them together and you can hold your own presidential debates…”

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DIY: Last minute Halloween masks

By fpp ⋅ 31-October-2007 at 18:07 (UTC) ⋅ Post a comment

If you didn’t have time to pick up a mask from a shop, “Forbes magazine” has - like the last years - put up a gallery of politicians and celebrities images together with a print out page (and DIY instructions) for each of the pictures.

We suggest to use heavy photo paper…

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DIY: Geek Jack-o’-Lantern

By fpp ⋅ 29-October-2007 at 10:29 (UTC) ⋅ Post a comment

Getting ready for Halloween? Have a look at Wired’s “Geek Jack-o’-Lantern” gallery and contest for some great ideas and a link to a How-To tutorial.

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DIY: Dubya the Paper Sheriff

By fpp ⋅ 25-March-2007 at 11:19 (UTC) ⋅ Post a comment

There are many great paper automata on the Internet but this one is different.”…The concept of this design is political satire, something which I’ve not come across before in a paper model. It’s a ‘nodding donkey’, which works beautifully. Standing in front is George ‘Dubya’ with a petrol pump, waving the petrol nozzle in one hand and his cowboy hat in the other. There’s a lot of movement, with…

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How-To: Make a gift box from Dollar bills

By fpp ⋅ 19-March-2007 at 4:55 (UTC) ⋅ Post a comment

Often people get their gifts just wrapped in the shops where they buy them. But the wrapping or the box can be the gift itself or show some individuality. This box is made from two 1 Dollar bills and a detailed description how to do it is “online”. Works equally well with 100 Dollar notes and Euros. Best accompanied by a bunch of roses…

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DIY: More Paper Toys

By fpp ⋅ 30-January-2007 at 13:55 (UTC) ⋅ Post a comment

Just a brief update to our post from last week on “paper toys”. Have a look at the great “Optimus Prime” for your DIY time. Downloadable as a PDF as well and ready to transform…

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DIY: Pixelart Bathroom

By fpp ⋅ 22-January-2007 at 13:32 (UTC) ⋅ Post a comment

As images from “Flickr” of a public restroom decorated with pixelart mosaics of a pacman are shooting around through many blogs again we wanted to remind our readers of the great guide at “Instructables.com” from last year on how to make such a mosaic…

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DIY: Create your own Paper Toys with ReadyMechs

By fpp ⋅ 22-January-2007 at 10:39 (UTC) ⋅ Post a comment

Now with the arrival of series 2 of the “ReadyMechs” more then 20 templates are available to make your own full color paper toy in about 10-15 minutes. Readymechs are free, flat-pack toys for you to print and build. They are designed to fit on…

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Games: Homer Sculpture Puzzle

By fpp ⋅ 29-December-2006 at 5:26 (UTC) ⋅ Post a comment

This 3D sculpture of Homer Simpson is actually 150 jigsaw puzzles. Each of the puzzles form a full color image but the edges are left gray. Once all of the puzzles are completed…

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DIY: Create a Stop Motion Movie

By fpp ⋅ 19-December-2006 at 15:29 (UTC) ⋅ Post a comment

You don’t need much to create your own Stop Motion movie. Anyone can make one - You just need a camera, computer and a piece of software you might already have…

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