The Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan has a guide (PDF) on using cloth as opposed to paper for wrapping gifts to cut down on the wasted paper usually used in gift wrap, great idea – Link. Thanks Lil! Related: Stitch and hem gift bags – Link.
Ansley at Bleu Arts has posted up a gallery of crafters who have made her knitted Princess Leia wig. If you’ve knitted a Leia wig yourself, please send a photo in to add to the gallery! Link.
Skeplin writes – “I was inspired by this artist’s bottle cap fish to create my own bottle cap dragon. 540 beer bottle caps (170 Amber Bock, 206 Killians, 68 Budweiser Select, 96 Budweiser) make up this 41 x 43 inch piece.” – Link. Related: Bottlecap magnets and thumbtacks – Link. Bottlecap Pincushions – Link.
Lots of chatter about virtual worlds lately and what / if they’re good for, how they make money and what people are doing in them. My 3 interests in this space, at least for now… – Using virtual worlds to make 3D objects and then take the information out for a 3D printer – Link. […]
The Steam Car Club of Great Britain has a steam powered moped project by Roger Ulsky – ” My SteamPed started life as a Motobecane Moped which I obtained in a non running condition but with all the parts intact. I eventually want to build a steam car and decided this would be a good […]
Not a bad case mod for a PC, a trash can, you can keep this next to your desk and no one would ever think to steal it! – [via] – Link. Related trash computing: HOW TO – Turn an old CRT monitor into a trash can – Link. Waste paper can computer case – […]
Peter writes – “Hey MAKE, very excited about this one. The creator of DSMIDI, the wired / hacked cartridge for MIDI cable connections… and the creator of NitroTracker (see my music app roundup for DS) … have teamed up to create a completely open source solution for sending MIDI wirelessly to and from the DS. […]
