HOW TO – Honeycomb Smocking
I Heart Linen shares a link to this Honeycomb Smocking tutorial on Tumbling Blocks. Lovely!
Month: September 2008
DIY: Softbox lighting
This is a really nice DIY softbox that anyone can build. Using a softbox can really improve the overall quality of your photographs. The website has a lot more information and photographs of the entire build. The purpose of this project is twofold. First it allows for the testing of a new idea for mounting […]
Classy canister from old lamp
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool: user b_light made a cylindrical canister from an old lamp tube and some scrap wood. Great for treasure maps, if you plan to be a polished pirate for Halloween!
Automaton: Sisyphus in Training
I love automatons, and this one is no exception. Check out the worm gear at 0:17, not bad for a first attempt at automata. Don’t miss the link to the flickr photo set of the build. The concept illustrations are great! This is my first humble attempt at an automata, constructed mostly from a piece […]
Happy anniversary dear, here’s a 3D mouse brain I printed
Mollie got a great anniversary present! via Fabbaloo. Adam came home with my anniversary gift. Now, some people might get a necklace or a pair of earrings for an anniversary, but not me. I got a 3D mouse brain. I am so psyched. He designed it based on sections and pictures he found online, made […]
HOW TO – Homemade Applesauce
Every Little Thing shares her recipe and technique for making applesauce, the perfect Autumn treat.
Search old newspapers
This is pretty handy, you can now search old newspapers on Google… Official Google Blog: Bringing history online, one newspaper at a time… For more than 200 years, matters of local and national significance have been conveyed in newsprint — from revolutions and politics to fashion to local weather or high school football scores. Around […]
