Smocket Pattern
Alicia of Mayfly has a pattern to sew up this cute patchwork smocket (smock + pocket). Link.
Month: August 2007
Arduino TV
Xsmurf has more photos of the “Arduino TV” project and code! – [via] Link.
Cat Hat Costumes
There’s plenty of time before Halloween to knit or crochet your kitty one of these ridiculous cat hats like the ponytail girl and Frankenstein cat above. Get inspiration from eenodol on Craftster. Link.
Bare-handed bottle smash
Amasci shows you how to pop the bottom off of most glass bottles with your bare hands.
Chain mail T-Shirt
ThinkGeek has an incredible chain mail T-Shirt (unless it was an April fool’s product, but it seems like they’re really selling them)… The ThinkGeek Chain Mail T-Shirt is real chain mail, made from thousands of anodized aluminum rings. This makes the shirt fairly light (for chain mail) at around 20 pounds. But keep in mind […]
Through the Viewfinder Flickr Group
John A. writes: People are modifying old cameras to take photos ‘through the viewfinder’ of the old camera, usually with newer digital cameras. Some of the more common ones are Twin Lens reflex models, but people are doing it with all kinds. The group discussion includes a lot of ‘how-to’ info with making ‘contraptions.’ Here’s […]
Low-power FM radio
Rick Karr over @ Bill Moyer’s Journal has a great story about low power FM and how it might go away when it’s most needed… Imagine climbing a hundred-foot radio tower in the howling headwinds of a Category 3 hurricane so that you can stay on the air and keep your neighbors informed as catastrophe […]
