Enter key doorbell
I think this works better as a DIY project than an actual marketable product: glue an enter key on your doorbell for dork-tastic hospitality. Via Geekologie.
Month: September 2008
Digital pinhole camera
Richard2nd has put together a simple Instructable on building a digital pinhole camera. The comments mention that the sharper the edges on the pinhole, the greater the depth of field and the sharper the image. More: Pintoids – Pinhole cameras made from Altoid tins DIY High capacity panoramic pinhole camera
Greater Austin Garbage Arts Brings Local Flavor to Swap-O-Rama-Rama at Maker Faire Austin
This year’s Swap-O-Rama-Rama at Maker Faire Austin will have a special local flavor as artists, Lisa Stevens and Molly Whitten, head up the popular clothing swap that was created by Wendy Tremayne. Recruiting locals to run the Swap at Maker Faire Austin will help reduce Tremayne’s carbon footprint by not traveling from New Mexico. Stevens […]
One Laptop Per Child @ Amazon
Cory at Boing Boing reports that Amazon will start selling the One Laptop Per Child XO laptop in November; they’ll be continuing the buy-two, get-one, donate-one system through December – great for holiday gift giving!
Reverse Applique Panda T-shirt
JillO on Craftster repaired a burnt t-shirt by adding a reverse applique of a panda using this reverse applique tutorial.
Block printing by hand
This is a great demo of block printing in India. (not my voice on the video) It’s amazing how accurately the printer can line up the successive prints by hand. The blocks themselves are gorgeous as objects; I have some that I’ve used in mold-making for casting glass.
Silk City Fibers Outlet Day
Silk City Fibers, a wholesale supplier of cone yarns to knitwear designers and weavers, opens its doors the second Saturday of every month to regular yarn lovers like us. The next Silk City Fibers Outlet Day is Saturday, September 13th from 9 AM to 1 PM. If you make the trip to Paterson, put your […]
