3-D Bird Plaques
Believe it or not, Spring is on the way–and these clever plaques by Petunia’s Place are a great reminder of that. The plaques are découpaged and painted, while faux birdies sit on twigs the artist collects on her walks. Link.
Year: 2008
DS/robot multi-control
These French engineering students wrote some software to control a little Pekee bot via Nintendo DS’ wi-fi. They utilize several different control methods you may recognize from DS games (such as the MarioKart steering interface). To check out the app for yourself, download the .nds file posted here. And just in case that demo was […]
Crafter’s Social in Richmond, VA
The Richmond Craft Mafia is holding a free social to help build the crafting community. It’s being held on Sunday, February 10th at the Camel. More info and directions – Link.
Space Invader cookies
From the MAKE Flickr pool: Ryan made his own retro-pixel cookie cutters and churned out a fresh batch o’ aliens. He seems to be a little wary of eating them tho, since the cutter shapes were assembled using solder. Yeah, probably a good idea to avoid all known lead content in food – but hey, […]
Icons in Cross-Stitch
Flickr user Rubykhan was inspired to create these cool cross-stitched versions of her fave pop-culture icons after seeing Craig Robinson‘s Minipops. I especially love The Breakfast Club cross-stitch pictured above. Link.
HOW TO -make Valentine’s jewelry with Ponoko
Jewelry making can be a lot of fun (even if you’re not the intended wearer). Dan wrote an in-depth tutorial on using the Ponoko fabrication service to create laser-cut Valentine’s gifts. He goes into detail regarding the specific steps involved in making with Ponoko – very useful stuff if you’re new to the process. He […]
A Cabinet of Natural Curiosities in Seattle
above: “Visit to the Glo Zoo” by Lisa Petrucci Roq La Rue Gallery in Seattle is hosting a great-looking group show this coming weekend called A Cabinet of Natural Curiosities. From the press release: The mysterious links we have with animals are integral part of our psychological make up. As humans we treasure them, fetishize […]
