HOW TO – Turn an Old Sweatshirt into a No-Sew Pet Bed
DIY Maven on Curbly shows you how to make a new-sew pet bed by cutting up an old sweatshirt! Link.
Month: September 2007
Salamandra robotica at NextFest
We seem to have crossed some sort of developmental threshold in terms of getting the made to act more like the born. This video, shot at Wired’s NextFest, shows The Salamander, an amphibious bot built by BIRG (the Biologically Inspired Robotics Group) at L’ Ecole Polytechnique Federal De Lausanne, in Switzerland. Salamandra robotica @ BIRG […]
Acid-Free Tissue Paper
Unbuffered, acid-free tissue paper should be used for storing heirloom garments and fibers, just the same way acid-free photo albums protect your keepsake pictures from color change and decay. From the review on Cool Tools: For years I’ve been relying on inexpensive, unbuffered acid-free tissue paper to ensure some dear family heirlooms will remain in […]
Bakelite Button Jewelry
There’s a lot of button jewelry out there these days, but Lorimarsha‘s pieces are among the very best. The vintage Bakelite buttons she use come in tones that are retro without being overly kitschy, and are so appropriate for the coming cooler months. Rings, bracelets, necklaces and more are available in her Etsy shop. [via] […]
Cooking up a cheap digital o-scope
Update: Since, as a reader so astutely pointed out, we already blogged this item (the ONE time I forget to search for prior postings), may I interest you in a Parallax USB Oscilloscope? It was featured on the Introduction to Oscilloscopes Make: Podcast back in February. It’s a 2-channel digital scope that looks pretty impressive […]
Fabric Boombox
This spot-on plush boombox by Flickr user -VeryNiceDolls- is proof positive that CRAFTS ROCK! [via] Link.
Lev and Thumpbot play crazy
Nice use of kinetic instruments to produce something that could theoretically be considered melodic. MoonMilk Labs Link
