R2D2 knit hat
This R2D2 knit hat from the Craft: Blog was just too geek-chic to not cross-post here. Attention knitters who love me… R2D2 Knit Hat Pattern – Link
Day: February 19, 2008
OWI kits – Solar, robots, bugs…
OWI robots was @ The NYC Toy fair 2008, this is another company that I’ve never seen in person but have seen their kits online before. They have a lot of variations of a solar cell with a motor – aerial cable cars, solar cars, viking ships, solar climbing monkeys in addition to nicely machined […]
Kate Westerholt’s Cross-Stitched Samplers
Wendy writes in about Kate Westerholt’s cross-stitched samplers, which mix traditional imagery with rap lyrics and more. Link. Related: • Fargo Movie Poster in Cross-Stitch – Link. • Using Pixel Fonts for Cross-Stitch – Link. • Icons in Cross-Stitch – Link.
Arduino breathalyzer controls video game
Matt Mechtley writes: You’re throwing a party for the Game Developers Conference and you think it would be cool to have a custom game. What’s the natural response? How about Pong that adapts its difficulty based on how drunk you are! Matt hacked a breathalyzer by reading the pinouts to the seven-segment LCD with an […]
K’nex – Goes green, carney and educational
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 K’nex had their line up of builder toys (favorites at Instructables) as well as some new efforts. There’s now a line of educational sets, DNA – solar, stuff like that and a new line of carnival rides, very fun. I think K’nex’s new additions are good a direction to go […]
Venus fly traps and “grow your own lilypad” kits
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 Dunecraft had it’s meat eating plant kits as well as the “grow your own lily pad” products. There are three types of meat eating plant kits, Pitcher Plant Predators and Sundew Savages. It’s fun to imagine lots of people planting harmless seeds and growing them in to vicious bug-eating monsters. […]
Tin Can Organizers
Laissez-Faire shares some simple but effective methods for using tin cans to organize your craft and cooking supplies, which she found at HGTV. I love how such an easy solution can still look modern and cool. [via] Link.
