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Month: August 2008
Andrea Canalito’s Cupcake Fawns
Check out these creepy-cute cupcake fawn sculptures by Andrea Canalito. They’re part of her MFA thesis show entitled Twinkle Twinkle Baby. Via Who Killed Bambi?
The A-Team music box!
Simon writes – This is a little music box I created using a HK828 voice recorder and playback IC. This one chip allows you to record and play back 30 to 60 seconds of audio (depending on the quality) with a minimum of components quite easily. I made a simple ‘A Team music box’ but […]
My Own Laser Tag System
What started as a hobby has turned into much more — I’ve spent more time with my kids, become more active, and even launched a small side business.
Fuzzy and Flocked
Wee Wonderfuls posts about her experiences with flocking, and shares a great online source for all the materials you’ll need to try it for yourself. I love the fuzzy look of the chocolate-brown flocked bunny she created her daughter’s wooden purse. I could see this technique being used in very clever ways on fabric, paper, […]
Retrospect — Economic Disequilibrium
Can you have your house and spend it too?
Heirloom Technology — Handy Tricks from Guatemala
With 3,000-plus years of maize cultivation, Guatemalans have come up with some ingenious tricks and tools.