HOW TO – Apple Picking Tote
The Purl Bee shares a tutorial for making this beautiful linen and cotton reusable tote, inspired by that beloved harvest-time activity, apple picking!
Year: 2008
Interactive light: How was your day darling?
Marcus writes in about this interesting interactive light. It isn’t the most compelling video, but I like the idea of the piece. It records the amount of ambient light during the day and plays it back when held. The video is of an older version, but you get the point. It is a small object […]
How To: Low Cost Hobby Servo XY Table
I love CNC machines, especially homemade versions. This is a low cost XY table made from servos that you can buy at any hobby shop. Check out the instructable for a cool solution to the limited rotation of hobby servos and a lot more info. For this project, we wanted to build a lower cost, […]
Robotic Lawn-Mowing Sheep
Who said robotic mowers have to be little plastic boxes? I just want to know when I can get a robo-sheep to mow my lawn, because it’s looking kind of ragged. The robot kind of reminds me of Shaun the Sheep from Wallace & Gromit. More on the Robotic Lawn-Mowing Sheep
Halloween science grossology
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts had a special Grossology exhibit a while back. They still have a great related site up, with Foul Facts, Eeww Experiments, and Disgusting Downloads. I love the instructions for Edible Poop Cookies: “Shape the dough into turds. You can make flattened cow pies or little kitty turds.” Ew, […]
Halloween raw materials – Nasco Science
Nasco has tons of cool stuff, both fun and icky, from paper masks to preserved pig hearts. I think the range of items they carry is kind of surreal. Lots of disgusting decorating potential here!
Incredible pumpkin carvings by Ray Villafane
Sculptor Ray Villafane carves these incredible pumpkins; step-by-step instructions are here. We’d love to see photos of your pumpkins – add them to the MAKE flickr pool!