Chris at Pyroelectro made this highly detailed tutorial on how to modify a single use camera to shock its user when they try to take a picture. Dirty trick, so please be careful. UPDATE: This is a dangerous trick, so please don’t do it. Related: HOW TO – Shock your Trick-or-Treaters
My mom made these reversible capes for her grandson (my nephew). The pictured one is Batman/Green Lantern, and the other is Superman/Spiderman. She’s the first to admit that Spiderman doesn’t wear a cape, but my 3 year-old nephew doesn’t care! My dad designed the logo templates. See where I get it from? They’re a crafty […]
Chet and Dot was one of my favorite vendors at last December’s Crafty Wonderland craft fair in Portland, OR. Their stuff has a sweet and simple style that just makes you feel cozy. I love the new felted bowls they’re making–they come in subtle color combos featuring fun polka-dot details. Just the thing for holding […]
With no new song downloads for Guitar Hero on the Wii (as of yet), what to do with that controller once all that ‘rawk’ has grown tired? Jason writes – This posting describes a project in which the author gets an Arduino reading input from a Wii Guitar Hero guitar. Included is a function library […]
In case you’ve been waiting to take peek under the hood of an Eye-Fi wireless memory card – I know it’s tempting to have a look inside all the gadgets and gizmos that help and hinder our daily lives, but this often comes at a cost – the danger of breaking something you’ve paid good […]
Megan at My Plum Pudding has a great idea for a craft project to do with your kids that could actually lead to them eating the healthy food they should: help them make custom labels for fun seasonings and extras for their food like wheat germ, sesame seeds, and other goodies that make vegetables and […]
Cool paper animation. As in analog paper animation, dead tree edition. No Photoshopping. The artist, Javan Ivey, considers computers “dirty cheaters” in this context (and demonstrates an example of “faked” paper cut animation). My Paper Mind [Thanks, Patti!]
