DIY PowerMate
This Instructable details how to make your own jog/scroll wheel and volume control, a la the Griffin Technology PowerMate. Desktop Scroll Wheel and Volume Control!
Month: August 2008
Lotta-Inspired Skirt
Creative Kismet was inspired by Lotta Jansdotter’s Lotta Prints book to create this simple but lovely wrap skirt. She substituted sponges for potatoes when printing and the results are excellent. Related: • Stencil Printing with Lotta Jansdotter – CRAFT Pattern Podcast • Lotta Jansdotter Fabric
Mario theme on theremin
A skillful rendition of the classic Super Mario Bros theme as performed by Randy George on a Moog Etherwave Pro theremin with a bit of distortion added. – ooo6 on YouTube
Summer Gift Tags
A Little Hut has created these adorable summertime-themed gift tags you can download and print for free, featuring fun motifs like flip-flops and ice cream. Related: • CRAFT Video Podcast – Create Art from Junkmail • Fabric & Paper Gift Tags • Recycle Egg Carton into Heart
Lo-tek R/C hovercraft
Here’s an R/C hovercraft toy made mainly out of junkbox parts: The workings of a hovercraft are fairly straightforward: one high-power motor with an airplane propeller forces air down through the hole in the center, which pushes the bottom of the hovercraft off the ground. This greatly reduces friction, allowing the hovercraft to scoot around […]
Crafty Makers: What Skills Can You Bring to the Table?
The deadline for Maker applications is just more than two weeks away. Why let the robotics folks have all the fun? Crafters make fantastic Makers, and have loads of valuable knowledge to share with Maker Faire participants. Some of us learned our crafty skills at grandma’s knee, but what if you didn’t have that opportunity? […]
Reflecting back
360 picture of the Adams house by Dick Termes via Land-o-links. Reflecting Back is a 17″ diameter sphere that was painted in 1989. As Deadwood is very close to where Termes lives much of this painting was done on the spot in the Adams House. This house is now owned by the city of Deadwood […]