This electric skateboard combines an off-the-shelf mountain board with a brake addition, a 300w scooter motor and two 12v batteries to power the ride. Pretty nice construction with a detailed how-to to boot! Electric Mountain Board [via]
Milwaukee residents should be sure to pick up a copy of Vital Source magazine‘s Fine Arts Preview issue, which features a gorgeous cover by Faythe Levine, stitched from felt and embroidery floss. (You can also check it out online here.)
Nat @ CRAFT writes: Ponoko has a new 10 Day Design Challenge — this time on Puzzles! Create an intriguing and entertaining puzzle on a laser cutter within the next 10 days. Up to $5,000 in prizes are up for grabs! Photo above is by jared who created an edition of 100 puzzle kits. Find […]
I really enjoy the Damboise Designs shop, where you can snap up a wide variety of playful unfinished shapes you can embellish a myriad of ways: paint, wallpaper, decoupage, and more. They also offer vintage glass glitter, pretty ribbons, and other fun stuff to use in your crafting. Custom orders are available, too.
I just finished up a fun, quick craft tutorial on the HP wiki, the Bunny Hop 3-D origami finger puppet. Just download the pre-printed origami paper and fold away. You can also make a cute bear or puppy. It’s the perfect project for kids to make too. I’m also excited to announce that HP will […]
A user on the Arduino forums built this high-speed photo flash trigger – I used Arduino to build a trigger for my camera’s flash. It turned out to work really well! The write up includes an explanation of how camera triggers work and the benefits of using Arduino. One benefit of using a microcontroller like […]
Tamara Kostianovsky has a show opening in New York, called Actus Reus, of her painstakingly handmade beef carcasses, crafted from her own recycled clothes. These are meant to be disturbing and thought provoking; I’m sure they’re really incredible in person. Via Cool Hunting.
