HOW TO – Oilcloth Messenger Bag
Crafty Chica shares a tutorial for making this attractive and useful patchwork messenger bag out of colorful, wipe-clean oilcloth.
Month: August 2008
DIY: Simple Balancing Robot
This is a cool little self-balancing robot that doesn’t use any fancy accelerometers or gyroscopes. You might even have all the parts needed to make one of these right now. This is a very simple robot that uses a simple switch as a sensor and stands on only two wheels with inverted pendulum mechanism. When […]
Gas Station Cozy
Collin @ MAKE writes: Tired of seeing the abandoned eyesore on a daily basis, artist Jennifer Marsh decided to cover this old gas station in 5,000 square feet of fabric. From the site: With the help of professional and amateur artists from 15 countries and more than 2,500 grade-school students in 29 states, Marsh covered […]
Tennis ball chair
Here’s another one for the wacky chair file. Tennis Ball Chair More: Pool noodle chair Folding chair makeover Paperback chair
Beaded Artwork by Jan Huling
Dinosaurs + Robots recently posted about the intricate beaded artwork created by Jan Huling. She has applied her painstakingly detailed work to guitars, shoes, boxes, and even a My Little Pony figurine (pictured above).
Three Fun Spool-Knitting Projects
Sister Diane shares three fun spool-knitting projects you can try over at CraftStylish, including pen cozies, flower pins, and knitted bracelets.
Next dorkbot-psu meeting
[One of Pete Marchetto’s robot projects, from the dorkbot-psu Flickr Pool] Dorkbot-psu is holding their next meeting on September 3rd and is trying to get some idea of how many people will be attending. Overlord Pete Marchetto writes: dorkbot-psu meeting: Sept. 3rd, 6-9p, State College, PA We are a chapter of dorkbot, an international organization […]