Cory @ BoingBoing writes: Nadine Sterk’s Sleeping Beauty lamp is on exhibition at a show of design school projects, on display at the Design Huis in Eindhoven, The Netherlands — it’s “a lamp that develops like a living organism: switch it on and it slowly starts growing by knitting its own lampshade at a speed […]
The MintyBoost has been a very popular project here at MAKE, most likely because it is a perfect kit for anyone interested in learning to solder or electronics. It also happens to be very useful for anyone who owns an iPod or any type of MP3 player that is charged via USB. This is my […]
Julie of Gleeful Things has made a fun download on her site for a moldy cupcake crochet pattern (PDF). [ via Crafty Crafty ]
Great sewing tips on BeSewStylish on how to sew strong spaghetti straps by cutting your fabric on the bias.
Go ahead build the DIY Explosion Engine! Here’s the PDF! The final engine has most the parts of a real engine and shows how everything works together! Most parts available at your favorite DIY stores. PDF
Ever wonder what goes on inside the engine of your car? Can you imagine at 5000 rpm there are 80+ explosions every second? Here’s a DIY internal combustion engine that’ll show what all that noise is about! To download Explosion Engine MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the Explosion EngineMAKE 13 “Explosion […]
This is a well documented, and a fairly simple, speaker project. I doubt this would sound good enough for your next party, but it might be good for the beach or on a boat. Learn how to make your own Portable speaker.
