Two-Tie Sling Tutorial
Betz White has a great recycle project for old ties. Her two-tie sling tutorial shows you how to turn them into a handy bag that can hold a water bottle or anything else.
Month: September 2008
“Sound Wave” – A wave made from a pile of melted vinyl records
“Sound Wave” (2007) by Jean Shin @ ‘Second Lives’ at the Museum of Arts and Design – NYTimes via NOTCOT. Records were melted and sculpted to form a cascading wave, dotted with bursts of colorful labels. The resulting structure speaks to the inevitable waves of technology that render each successive generation of recordable media obsolete. […]
Halloween Snakes
Patti @ MAKE writes: Whatever you think about Martha Stewart, you have to admit she totally gets into Halloween. I like these snakes made from pipe insulation – they’re begging for a re-make! You could mod them with LEDs, wrap them around (and through) pumpkins, rig them to strike out at or drop onto your […]
NES controller sockets
Parallax just released a NES controller socket (7-pin, male) compatible with the classic NES controller, why is this a big deal? Before this there wasn’t any place to get these and now you can use NES controllers for all sorts of projects. Prior to this some folks bought up the 6 way splitters and cannibalized […]
Sebastopol man puts code manuals online. The operating manual for your government is now more complete..
The online operating manual for your government is now more complete… Not the type of “code” we’re usually posing here! From a paper-choked sublet office in Sebastopol, Carl Malamud is operating a kind of nonprofit Napster, with offerings a little less sexy than the music of Metallica, Dr. Dre and Green Day. Example: 404.1. All […]
My Little Pony – modded
It’s hard to pick a favorite, but I really like this modded My Little Pony storm trooper. The my little alien is rad too, thanks Brad!
Ravelry’s Jessica Marshall Forbes – Etsy’s Featured Buyer
Check out the selections from this week’s Featured Buyer on Etsy, Jessica Marshall Forbes co-founder of the knitting and crochet community Ravelry.com. Jessica shares her favorite knit and crochet items. Jessica writes: I am really excited to talk about my favorite Etsy shops on The Storque! I am a big fan of buying handmade, being […]
