Kip’s video tips
Kipkay has some decent video tips in his Video Tips & Tricks Volume 2. Kipkay’s Video Tips & Tricks 2 Related: Kipkay’s Video Tips & Tricks
Month: April 2008
DIY Painted Paper Lampshade
Saw this on WhipUp — Orange You Lucky! shows off her gorgeous revamped paper lampshades, which she purchased plain (and on the cheap!) from IKEA and then customized using simple gouache paints and her own creativity.
Ten foot sprinkler raises water issues
Alex Schlegel made this papier-mâché sculpture of a yard sprinkler and situated it in the mostly dry bed of the Salt River in Tempe, Arizona, where water (or the lack thereof) is a major lifestyle issue. Lots of people have lush lawns (and golf courses) thanks to the wonders of the different irrigation and policy […]
HOW TO – Origami Cranes from Clay
Judy Dunn made these tutorial videos on making origami cranes from polymer clay. Great step by step instruction and video demonstration!
The Chronicles of Yarnia
Sister Diane wrote up a great post about her recent visit to a clever new shop in Portland called Yarnia, and the place sounds downright magical. At Yarnia, visitors can choose from countless colors, textures, and fibers to create their very own custom yarns that are whipped up right there on the spot. This place […]
RGB LED controller
ShiftBrite is a simple device I am designing and producing. It allows easy control of a bright RGB LED. The interface is a straightforward clocked serial data line and a latch input. All signals are buffered and passed through for good performance over long cables and daisy chaining many devices. Many ShiftBrite devices can be […]
Extending IR range with binoculars
Joe of Hack N Mod sent us a pointer to this “hack” for extending the IR range of the TV-B-Gone (or other IR device) using the lens of a pair of binoculars. The TV Sniper [via] Related: TV-B-Gone coverage on Make: Blog
