Guide to Knit and Crochet Slipper Patterns
We have probably seen some of these slippers before, but Whip Up has a great roundup of knit and crochet slipper patterns.
Month: October 2008
HOW TO – Halloween Paper Ornaments
Julie K in Taiwan came up with some clever Halloween paper ornaments and provided instructions. Learn how to make your own paper bat, witch’s hat or spider web ornament. Related HOW TO – Make Halloween Pumpkin Paper Ornaments
Tracking the time kids spend online – make your own internet usage tracker
Linus Torvald has a blog and out of the gate he has a great post on a kid’s internet usage tracker he made, nice! Linus writes… …I’m happy with the kids being comfy with a computer, but we’ve set some basic rules for it. Notably, they can’t just play all those flash games all the […]
Little Big Computer
Wow, upsilandre made a computer in the PS3’s LittleBigPlanet beta. It’s a mechanical calculator that can do addition and subtraction: 610 magnetic switches, 500 wires, 430 pistons, 70 emitters… Here’s a video!
“Earth From Above” – Amazing photos
Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s “Earth From Above” – Photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand will bring his work back to the United States – to New York City for the first time in 2009. Aiming to inspire people to think globally about sustainable living, Arthus-Bertrand has been photographing unique views of our planet, seen from the sky, since 1994 – […]
Made in Japan – 10/7/08
This week: A Chindogu Master Shows Off His Inventions, Hand-Guided Spotlight, Decorating For Earthquake Safety, Tilt-Shifting in Quartz Composer, See My Dimple’s Light Writing, Gainer Controlling a Virtual Airplane, Lullatone: Bringing DIY Instruments to the Kids, and Void Cube, The Rubik’s Cube With No Center. A Chindogu Master Shows Off His Inventions Here’s a funny […]
Build your own glowing butterfly wings costume
Here’s a good project for Halloween. These electroluminescent butterfly wings use EL wire and some springs to keep the wire in the right shape when rounded into wings. Check out the link below for the detailed how-to on putting these together. via Invent Geek