Coming up this weekend in Seattle is the mega-fun Urban Craft Uprising event on Saturday and Sunday from 11am-5pm. Shop from over 120 indie crafters and don’t miss the fashion show at 2:30pm on Saturday. Bre and I were there last year and it was a blast (see posts here and here.) This year, our […]
Our pals at Evil Mad Scientist Labs have posted a “5-minute Project” on creating a thread spool spinner for a sewing machine using an old (un-powered) PC cooling fan. 5-minute project: Spool spinner from an old fan – Link
Steve writes in about this maker-like film, has anyone seen it? – This film is absolutely amazing. The makers in this film are largely mere hobbyists, but their ideas show an incredible likeness to many projects featured on this site (most notable would be the human powered hydrofoil). Gizmo! (1977) – Link.
This just in: Thumbtack Press is offering affordable high-quality prints of Linzie Hunter’s hilarious Spam One-Liners art series. Link.
Amazing! Andreas Jakl posted a cool N95 hack that uses the built-in accelerometer, Python, Bluetooth, and a microcontroller to control the movement of a remote control car: Now we wanted to take the acceleration sensor of a mobile phone to the next level and use it to control something literally “bigger” than an application that […]
Derek and Lauren on design*sponge show you how to make modern paper ornaments that are easy to make and also translate into a stunning mobile decoration. Link.
Spiffy wood stove from an old computer case… Link.
