HOW TO – Coffee Sack Bulletin Board
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: Maya*Made shows us how to turn an empty coffee bean sack (ask for one at your local roaster!) into a rustic and stylish bulletin board.
Year: 2008
Titanium goggles
Here’s a gorgeous pair of steampunk goggles (just in time for Halloween), done in titanium, brass, and leather. Their makjer, Anticz, writes: The main housing and attach points for the nose and temple pieces are milled from a solid billet of Titanium alloy. I chose Titanium for several reasons. First, it’s much lighter in weight […]
New Soft Circuit Kits from Sparkfun
This weekend Syuzi Pakhchyan and I had the opportunity to show off Sparkfun’s new E-sewing kit and LilyPad Pro kit at Maker Faire Austin. Syuzi writes: The Lilypad E-sewing Kit is a great starters kit for individuals tackling their first wearable LED project. The components in this kit can be used for either the Rockstar […]
Mega Man costume looks powerful!
Kevin’s kid-sized Mega Man costume in-progress is looking impressive – in particular, the megabuster/gun light effects. – The Mega Buster was another important part of the costume… I could have just done two gloves, but that would have been lame. Anyways, I liked Mr Wilsons idea of using tupperware for the construction, I just decided […]
Keyless Entry System Using the Arduino
Alex Leone made a keyless entry system with an Arduino, a touch sensor, and a giant servo. The web site has the code and according to Alex “The Worst Schematic Ever”. Alex, I’ve seen worse…way worse. More about the Keyless Entry System Using the Arduino [arduino.cc] In the Maker Shed: Make: Arduino
ReMake Its
Here’s an interesting idea: kits for making things from recycled objects. You provide the refuse, they provide the part you might not otherwise be able to fabricate (however some of us makers I’m sure would beg to differ on that point). The wine cork trivet framework is quite intriguing, however. Hey, anything to give folks […]
Holepunch Pet Portrait
Winner of this week’s Most Patient Crafter award has gotta be Craftster user Dishwasher182, who created this adorable portrait of her basset hound Gus using the little dots created by using a holepunch on colored paper.