HOW TO – bike pannier from messenger bag
Instructables user trebuchet03 (San Francisco, CA) made a detailed tutorial on converting a messenger bag into a bike pannier complete with a hard backplate, rack hooks, and bungee cord.
Month: August 2008
Knitting Mario Level One
Cassie in Georgia has taken on a project: to knit a scarf featuring the entire map from Super Mario Bros. level 1. From the looks of the “not even a third” section, it’s going to be about 30 feet long. Looks great, and I’d imagine would make an excellent wrap-around-the-room decoration. Via the CRAFT Flickr […]
Felt knobs
Custom audio interfaces and handmade amps are great, but I’ve always found regular knobs to be quite boring and impersonal, so I made these felt knobs to enhance the fuzziness factor a bit, and embellished them with embroidery floss indicator lines. They’re just wool around regular knobs, so there’s no sacrifice in performance, just festive […]
Custom Kid’s Outfit
Craftster user Nylaskye stitched up this adorable denim-and-rainbow outfit for her daughter, inspired by her cheap-yet-cute sneakers from Kmart.
New Fabrics and Patterns from Amy Butler
Amy Butler has a new line of fabrics out–this time around she’s come up with a gorgeous array of sherbet-toned solid colors. They work beautifully with one another, or paired with her more graphic florals and prints as well. She’s also offering two new free quilt patterns you can download.
DIY Batman Tumbler
Bob Dullam made his own Batman tumbler vehicle – you can check out the progress on Superherohype but the photos are now down, so visit DeviceDaily and Gizmodo.
Mintyboost v2.0 is out
The incomparable ladyada tells us: The next version of the Mintyboost is done and documented. This time it’s based on the LT1302 chip instead of the MAX756, which can provide up to 600mA (although I’ve found that with 2xAA’s it doesn’t really go past 450mA). The layout was also improved for better efficiency. The upgrade […]