รฏยฟยผThis GameBoy mod (called the “LightBoy”) replaces the internal incandescent lightbulbs found in a typical system with ultra-bright LEDs to both save on power for the unit, as well as to illuminate the backlight even brighter. Check out the link for the how-to on this simple, yet effective hack. via GetLoFi
I’m giving a friend some Shapelock for Christmas this year – it’s such cool stuff, I can’t wait to see what she does with it! I realized that by traditional standards, that’s kind of an odd present, and it made me wonder what other people have given or gotten as gifts. I asked some Makers […]
This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw: HOW TO – Personalized Gift Wrap Faux String-of-Lights Advent Calendar Purple People Eater Gloves Embroidered Italian Bike Parts
The Red Thread shares a great idea for making these fun, confetti-like holiday ornaments using fabric scraps. [via The Crafty Crow]
We’ve covered this simple kitchen-table science project before: how to make a spectrometer from a cereal box and a CD. Here, PopSci offers a 5-minute video on the project. More: A CD – cereal box spectrometer
Here are some of my favorite posts this week from the Craft: Blog: Embroidered Platters From Artist Lynette Andreasen Knitted Armchair Slipcover Tatted Mask Turkey Window Display
From the MAKE: Flickr pool Letterpress process in pictures [above, bottom-right] Machine Collective: physical interface prototype [above, bottom-left] 64-button matrix of elegance [above, top-right] Nifty junkbots from Colombia [above, top-left]
