Pallet-based compost bin
Here’s what you need to know to make a quick, very serviceable compost bin out of four wooden shipping pallets. Pallet Compost Bin
Month: August 2008
HOW TO – Make a Vintage Fabric Basket with Grommets
Learn how to build a vintage fabric basket with grommets in this tutorial by Perpetualplum. [ via Thimble ]
LED footprint flooring
On display @ the 2008 World Expo in Spain – a pressure activated LED floor which uses 1000 sensor modules to cover the 250 square foot area. (Looks like it makes mopping a bit more entertaining) – Sensacell modular sensor surface [via Gizmodo] More: Interactive LED table
Robot with a rat’s brain
Scientists from the university of Reading have created a simple wheeled robot with distance sensors that is controlled wirelessly by a network of cells from a rat’s brain. The sensor data is fed to the neurons which reside in a nutrient/antibiotic solution – the cells output is then transmitted to the ‘body’ as control commands. […]
HOW TO – Scrabble Susan
I love this super-clever Scrabble Board lazy susan made by Sarah of The Small Object. This would be so great to hold snacks on game night!
HOW TO – Make video flipbooks with AfterEffects
Bennett sent us this how-to on making flipbooks from video – I can’t quite remember how I got the idea, but I thought it would be fun to create some flipbooks based off of video I had shot. The challenge was to be able to effeciently process the frames from a 3-5 second clip, have […]
Peanut Butter Storage Jars
Megan at Plum Pudding uses peanut butter jars as storage containers for food, toys, and random craft bits. She drilled small holes into the lid and strung them with ribbon for a crafty touch.