Ponoko’s new Photomake service
Ponoco has a new service where you can hand-draw something, upload a photo of the drawing, and get a “real life product” of your drawing back (in various materials you can select). Photomake [via Boing Boing]
Month: September 2008
Decoupaged IKEA Table
Juicy Bits shows off this colorful and inspiring IKEA table makeover she created for her niece’s playroom. The table was painted pink, and she then added a decoupaged dahlia pattern on top made from fabric cutouts. Luckiest nieces ever!
Summer is over, back to Dorkiness
Just a reminder to DC dorks that the we kick off another fall and winter of Metro-area geeky, maker-y fun with the September Dorkbot DC meeting, tomorrow night (9/30/09), at George Washington University. We hope to see you there. Presenters include Bruce Howard with his lightglove virtual controller and Andrew Harris will talk on Functional […]
Maker Faire Ticket Specials & Giveaways
If you’re dying to get to Maker Faire, but are feeling a bit of a budget pinch, here are some ways to get the best prices on day and weekend passes. Order tickets online – discount pricing is available through 10/3/2008. Online ticket purchases from 10/4/2008 – 10/16/2008 will be full price and tickets will […]
Make Dragon’s Lair-style games on YouTube
Philipp Lenssen, author of Google Apps Hacks mentioned a really cool YouTube hack on Google Blogoscoped: A Car’s Life is an interactive Arcade-style game using YouTube. To make it through a given level, all you need to do is click a button which appears. The video makes use of YouTube annotations, which can be linked […]
DIY: Fish tank stand
This is a cheap and simple solution for making a stand for you fish tank. It looks like you could easily scale it to any size you need. Just remember 1 gallon of water is about 8 lbs, so your 125 gallon fish tank is going to weigh at least 1/2 a ton or more. […]
Decorate your room with a Sharpie Marker
Who says decorating has to be expensive? This room was completely covered in amazing illustrations, all drawn with a Sharpie Marker. It’s a cheap DIY project, but it’s going to take a lot of time and talent to complete. When Charlie Kratzer started on the basement art project in his south Lexington home, he was […]
