Jamie Keiles creates fashionable wrist cuffs using the spines of old and damaged books, stitched up with leather backings and heavy-duty snaps. (She’ll line them in vinyl too, if you’d prefer.) I like the graphic, unisex look of these and of course the recycling aspect is a great plus. Recycled Book Cuffs
You could buy a USB rocket firing turret, but this is a lot more fun to build. The ultrasonic sensor looks for any object that is closer than 30 inches. When it returns a positive signal, the turret turns and fires a foam disk. The source code is available for programming your BasicStamp2, and I’m […]
Bugs and Fishes came up with a great way to use up all her random bits of leftover ribbon–this cute and colorful hand-stitched ribbon scrap brooch! Ribbon Scrap Brooch
From Hackaday: Each coil is driven by a dedicated relay, and a PC power supply feeds the system juice, while a programmable logic controller does the work. Since it’s just a matter of triggering the coils in order, the PLC could be easily replaced by a micro controller. Coil Gun version 1 [via]
Chris at Pyroelectro made this highly detailed tutorial on how to modify a single use camera to shock its user when they try to take a picture. Dirty trick, so please be careful. UPDATE: This is a dangerous trick, so please don’t do it. Related: HOW TO – Shock your Trick-or-Treaters
My mom made these reversible capes for her grandson (my nephew). The pictured one is Batman/Green Lantern, and the other is Superman/Spiderman. She’s the first to admit that Spiderman doesn’t wear a cape, but my 3 year-old nephew doesn’t care! My dad designed the logo templates. See where I get it from? They’re a crafty […]
Chet and Dot was one of my favorite vendors at last December’s Crafty Wonderland craft fair in Portland, OR. Their stuff has a sweet and simple style that just makes you feel cozy. I love the new felted bowls they’re making–they come in subtle color combos featuring fun polka-dot details. Just the thing for holding […]
