Ohmu in LEGO
Big-X made a wonderful model of the Ohmu from Miyazaki’s Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. He has some other incredible models in his Brickshelf gallery, too.
Month: August 2008
Kinetic charger
CleanTechnica points us to M2E’s kinetically-powered portable charger due to be released next summer. The kinetic energy system uses the Faraday Principle, which states that the movement of a conductor through a magnetic field produces voltage in the conductor proportional to the speed of movement. In this case, the conductor is a wire coil. The […]
Urban Fauna Studio in San Francisco, CA – Grand Opening Saturday, August 30
Crafty gal Jamie Chan of Mary Jane’s Attic and SF/Austin’s Bazaar Bizarre is teaming up with her husband Blas Herrera on Urban Fauna Studio, a new fiber boutique and craft studio in San Francisco. The studio is the brick and mortar incarnation of her popular fiber web shop Mary Jane’s Attic and will sell Indie […]
MAKE Road-trip: AS220
Last weekend I went up to AS220 in Providence Rhode Island. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I knew it would be interesting. All I really knew about the group was what I had read on their website and some things Brian Jepson had told me at HOPE and other events. I spent the […]
Saving Crochet Work In Resin
Carmi of Carmi’s Art/Life World shows us how to save crochet work in resin. It’s a great idea to preserve your vintage crochet pieces or turn your own crochet test swatches into little keepsakes. [ via Lion Brand Notebook ]
Sponge Stampers
Kids Craft Weekly’s Printing issue is filled with fun printing projects for kids, including this one on how to make sponge stampers.
DIY: Green Dollhouse Furniture
I really like the aesthetics of these pieces made by Anna over at forty-two roads. They remind me of the table made in Craft’s Fashioning Technology book. I would love to see these scaled up to “full size” and made of cardboard or plywood. Read more about Green Dollhouse Furniture More: More about Fashioning Technology […]