Crochet Indian Corn Pattern
Alicia of Create! has a free pattern to make this seasonal crochet indian corn. She’s also got the cute crochet pumpkin, ghost, and candy corn patterns and mini-versions in her shop.
Year: 2008
DIY: Solar Powered Jack-o-Lantern
This pumpkin certainly is orange green. This is a great instructable that uses an old solar light to make a safe, environmentally friendly, light-up pumpkin. If you want to be really green, make sure to make a pumpkin pie from the ‘guts’ and compost the jack-o-lantern when you’re done. More about a DIY: Solar Powered […]
Microchip along with OnSemi propose to acquire Atmel
Wow! *This* is the power move in microcontroller arena! This is big news – Microchip, along with OnSemi, are attempting to buy Atmel, a news item of potential note to those makers who use microcontrollers (the popular Ardunio for example uses an Atmel AVR)… Thanks Jaime G! Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ: MCHP) and ON Semiconductor […]
Making Austin Weird: Banana-Rator
From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I’ll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there! John Lien describes his banana device as: The banana-rator is a “refrigerator” for bananas. Instead of removing heat, it removes the ethylene gas given off by […]
Making Austin Weird: Hair and Balanced
From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I’ll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there! I’m excited to let you all know about a very hairy device debut occurring at Maker Faire Austin: the Hair and Balanced TV Filter Kit. In […]
BurdaStyle – Men’s Blazer Pattern
BurdaStyle has a new free men’s blazer pattern — The Stinchcomb. A great blazer jacket that can be dressed up or casual depending on the fabric you use. BurdaStyle writes: Every man needs at least one beautiful jacket in his wardrobe, and we finally have the pattern for you! This classic, elegant cut is ready […]
Balsa Wood DSLR Camera
Canon has an interesting article about making a balsa wood mock-up camera. I assume they use this to test the “feel” of the final product and how various components will fit. I think I may wait for my inexpensive 3D desktop printer. This would be a great addition to any photography studio, even if it […]