Walking, wheeled, fire-breathing motorcycle thingie
This makes me deeply happy on a whole bunch of different levels. Mutoid Waste Company [via BotJunkie]
Year: 2008
HOW TO – Clothespin Card Holder
Craft reader Kate sent in this cute and easy card holder stamping project that would be easy for kids to do for gifts.
DIY vocal monitor
If you’ve performed kive with a band, you likely know how important monitor speakers are. Without a vocal monitor, things can go awry quite quickly – and to make matters worse, many small venues don’t have them. To keep tabs on sonic output, Mark took matters into his own hands and built this “Wedgehorn” monitor […]
Tesla coil car protection system will fry any thief
This Tesla coil car alarm system will not only save your car from being stolen, but will also cook any potential thief as if they were BBQed on site. Check out the link for pics of the construction of this beast, and be careful next time you try to jimmy the lock on someone’s ride. […]
Texas-sized MP3 belt buckle
If you were at Maker Faire Austin, you may have seen this honky-tonky belt buckle Ryan from SparkFun built which incorporates an MP3 player. It even has an MMA7260 Triple Axis Accelerometer on it to create a hip-thruster interface (i.e. you change songs by thrusting your hips). Oh, THAT’s not going to look embarrassing on […]
Vegetable Instrument Workshop Photos
Collin @ MAKE writes: Tyler of Oddinstrument shared pics from his Vegetable Instrument Workshop at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore. Attendees produced a number of auditory organics including a cucumber saxophone, coconut/carrot slide trumpet, and the butternut squash drum machine. Check out some more vegetable instruments over at MAKE: Vegetable Orchestra performs Carved […]
Custom House Portraits in Felt
Okay, so I know there isn’t time to get one of these in time for the holidays since each one is made to order, but I think this custom-made house portrait by LIttle Pink House would make a fantastic gift at any time of year. She’ll include flowers, pets, and whatever little details you like. […]
