Heidi Kenney of My Paper Crane gave us the scoop on the sewing machines she uses. Heidi says, “This is my Morse industrial which I got off ebay for around $300. It is great for thick fabrics, but has a few things that make it hard to get used to using. The back stitch button […]
The The Online Photographer picked up the Walgreens $10 digital camera and promptly dissects it – “Contemplate the miracle. It can’t have a manufacturing cost much over $2 for a device that can electronically photograph a scene, digitize and process it into an image file, store it, and send it to your computer. Plus, it […]
The students @ UAT wrote in with their Xmas tree hackery… – ” A few students at The University of Advancing Technology got into the Christmas hacking spirit this weekend and surprised the campus attendants on Monday morning with a TCP/IP enabled Christmas tree. The tree has been the centerpiece of holiday decorations at the […]
Marie sent in this digestive table, wow! – “I thought this was interesting and kind of icky, but… Amy Young has created a “digestive table” featuring “a living ecosystem of worms, sowbugs and bacteria ” and an LCD screen on the table top for viewing infrared footage of the creatures as they process your food […]
By Arwen O’Reilly Arwen O’Reilly here, reporting from the No Coast Craft-o-Rama in Minneapolis. The one-day event was held in the Midtown Global Market, so the craft vendors were tucked in next to fantastic food and traditional crafts from around the world. This is The Craft-o-Rama’s second year, and it was packed: almost 1,000 people […]
Tim writes – “Hi, I have been working for the last couple years on my own version of the Rancilio Silvia mod documented in the excellent Make 4… …a PIC 16F876 microcontroller brain, a 20 character VFD display, nintendo controller, three zero-crossing solid state relays, IC thermometer, laser cut acrylic top, cold cathode ground effects […]
Maize Hutton took on the challenge herself to create a DIY project that costs less than 5 bucks! By decorating some 35 mm cameras with alphabet, flower, and gem stickers, she’s created a fun personalized gift that’s perfect to capture the holiday memories. Link.
