Here’s a prank-style kit from MadLab Electronics, the IR-ritator. Schematic included – A practical joke for playing on anybody who uses an infrared remote to control electrical equipment such as a television. The IR-ritator can jam a remote control and make it seem unreliable, and it can also record and mimic a remote control and […]
Hannah Fettig, author of the upcoming new book Closely Knit, shares with us her movie inspired knitting from the movie, About a Boy. This sweater is from the dead duck day scene and you can see the sweater in this music video for the movie by Badly Drawn Boy. Hannah writes: This sweater was a […]
Congratulations to Heidi Iverson who works at Knitterly in Petaluma, CA for winning the Softies Traveling Trunk Show! Heidi has been making softies for 4 years now and wanted the display to feel like a wonderland. Heidi says: I didn’t expect as many people to snatch things out of the window and then walk around […]
In an attempt to make the often crowded and unwieldy dance club scene more engaging, “Sonic WarGame” by Dutch musician and maker, Xavier Van Wersch, allows four single players or two teams of two players each to compete in a collaborative sound installation. The aim is to vote for other players (or musicians) using this […]
Ryan made this guide to different common electronics connecters. He writes: Online vendors, particularly sites like Jameco and Digikey, tend to be targeted at engineers who already know exactly what they’re looking for. If you don’t know the right search terms, finding the right part can be a bear. Since I made my start in […]
Alicia Kachmar has a special Valentine’s Day giveaway on her site. Just comment to her post by Feb. 1 and you can win one of these crochet chocolate cupcakes! Don’t miss also her great Vday roundup for handmade tokens of affection. Link.
MOO’s got a bunch of great crafty Valentine’s Day projects. Learn how you can use your own digital photos on greeting cards, minicards, and stickers to create your own customized Valentine’s gift. I love this quote by Charlie Brown that’s mentioned, “Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love.” Link.
