Bitty bubblewrap earrings
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: user myfriendroze made these sterling silver earrings by casting a mold from tiny bubble wrap. They remind me of octopus tentacle suckers.
Month: January 2009
ATtiny breadboard headers
Alex, of Tinkerlog, writes: The Problem: Whenever I was prototyping on a breadboard I was annoyed by all the wires to setup before the actual project could begin. Arduino projects were much easier. The 6 pin ISP (In System Programming) header alone was troublesome. Make an adaptor to plug a 3×2 pin header on a […]
HOW TO – Crochet a Rag Rug from Old T-Shirts
Cal Patch over at CraftStylish has a great tutorial up for making a simple rag rug from old t-shirts. A great way to reuse those shirts that are out of style, stained or have been outgrown!
HOW TO – Ice Lantern
Chez Larsson shows us how to bring a bit of all-natural sparkle to the cold winter months with this tutorial for making an ice lantern.
Fleece Hearts from Batteries Not Included
Batteries Not Included is offering soft, handmade fleece hearts complete with embroidered metallic red veins and removable blue veins on the top. Beats a box of chocolate any day!
The automata of Keith Newstead
Keith Newstead is an “automatist” who makes the most amazing kinetic mechanical sculptures. Here are a couple of his pieces, recently posted to YouTube. Keith Newstead Automata [via Dug North] More: Cabaret Mechanical Theatre – A Museum of Automata (mechanical sculpture) Designing automata kit & cabaret mechanical movement
Make:NYC Meeting 10 at Make:NYC – TONIGHT
Make:NYC Meeting 10 at Make:NYC – TONIGHT! Make:NYC Meeting 10 – Wednesday January 28th, 6:30PM Oh, you know you want to! Come join us for Make:NYC Meeting 10! Challenge: The Mechanism – One Think you can assemble a ticking, spinning, working gizmo in under two hours? Who cares!? It’ll be fun to try. Using basic […]