MK Carroll took her Anne Lace Scarf ($5.50 in her Etsy Shop) and created different versions with different kinds of yarns so you can see the difference in the look as well as the final price. It’s a beautiful way to really understand how yarn crochets together. Link.
President’s day was once associated with just Washington (and later Lincoln) but now all Presidents are celebrated today, and by that I mean you might have the day off. Here’s @ MAKE we’re going to take a look at Thomas Jefferson. Not only was Jefferson the author of the Declaration of Independence, the third president […]
Chris wrote in about this great handmade wooden bookmark tutorial on Curbly. I read a lot and for some reason special bookmarks always make reading better. Link.
Slippedstitch has a pattern to knit up this funky crayon-shaped scarf. [ via ] Link.
This Darth Vader helmet-shaped hot air balloon towers 86 feet high, is 69 feet wide and 78 feet deep. That’s a pretty hefty and intimidating size head of one of the most notorious sci-fi villains around. The next step would be to build a giant Death Star balloon for this to dock into. Darth Vader […]
Here is another DIY video camera handle that you can build with parts from the hardware store. This version isn’t as easy to make as the last one, but it does offer more protection for the camera. This is really important when you are swinging your camera around, trying to get that perfect shot. Every […]
Quentin Lengelé put together a cool demo for a Flash application that uses the Papervision 3D library to pan around a 360 degree video while it’s playing: The idea was to apply the BitmapData of that movie on a GeoSphere. The GeoSphere is made in 3DSMAX with flipped faces and exported in ASE Format. The […]
