We’ve had a few shopping cart related projects and articles on MAKE, from a “shopper chopper” to making furniture from them, this new book The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification looks like a modern day bird watchers guide, urbanized for spotting shopping carts in the various habitats – […]
Silas shows you how to add LEDs that light up when the buttons are pressed on a NES controller, nice update to a retro pad – “So I’ve noticed that there’s “a lot” of people, talking about how they would add LED’s to their NES pads, that lights when a button is pressed. Sadly noone […]
I’ve posted a few tutorials on how to felt an old sweater into a bag, but Alicia of Posie gets Cozy has made some really cute ones recently complete with fun buttons, pocket stitchery, and quilted linings. Link. More: Recycled sweater bags in 30 min – Link. Make a sweater arm scarf – Link.
If you need to log/store temperatures, this looks like a pretty interesting kit that uses iButtons – “The DS1921 included in this kit is a complete self contained temperature data logger measuring only 17.35mm wide and 5.89mm thick. It has an accuracy of +/- 1°C from -30°C to +70°C. A built in real-time clock and […]
Wombat7 used a strainer to increase his Wi-Fi signal, he writes – “i did not have immediate access to “Chinese parabolic cookware” however i will use one next time. instead, i used an eight inch strainer , without the strainer i do not get a signal in my house. this entire instructable has been uploaded […]
Edouard Martinet makes these amazing animal sculptures from scrap metal in junkyards – [via] – Link.
Here’s a great quick project and a way you can get rid of some of your fabric scraps — make a fabric wallet. Link.
