Weekend Project: Cosmic Night Light
Make a glittering LED constelation jammed in resin! This is Part 1 of this two part project.
Month: February 2009
Ultimate Peanut Sauce Recipe
My friend Peter is a professional baker by day, and one of the most excellent home cooks I’ve ever met. He gave me permission to publish his peanut sauce recipe which is good on everything from tofu to chicken to just plain rice. The way he writes recipes is very helpful, too; he uses a […]
Gas Mask Kazoo
Joel Veitch and his pals from Rathergood made “gigantic, nightmarish” kazoos out of gas masks. I have acquired some old Soviet gas masks, sent over from Berlin. They are absolutely nightmarish, as you can see from this photo. The Soviets weren’t happy with simply making them functional, they made them look like something from depths […]
Cinnamon Swirl Cake
I have a powerful sweet tooth, but I’m a much better cook than baker (I tend to throw things together and read recipes out of order, which can mean disaster for cakes and meringues). But for some reason (pregnancy hormones?), I have a newfound interest in baking and have been attempting to train myself. (Coming […]
Download and Print Vintage Betsy McCall Paper Dolls
Jo points us to these fabulous vintage Betsy McCall paper dolls that you can download and print. I’m drooling over the darling illustrations and fantastic outfits. This one, from February 1959, could even be worked into a fun Valentine.
PIC-based “Martian clock”
Why *another* PIC-based clock project on the Net? Builder Alex argues this one is different. It can show different timezones, planetary times, moon phase, Jupiter’s GRS transit times,, anything periodical. It has 16 timers that can be paused and reversed independently, each with independent alarm. Oh, and it’s egg timer, too. I love his use […]
The Sharpie Show
Happiness is a fresh Sharpie. I don’t think there’s a crafty person out there who doesn’t own a Sharpie (or 20). This ubiquitous staple of artists worldwide is the subject of a show going on now through March 1st at L.A.’s Crewest Gallery. Peep some of their offerings on their Flickr stream. Via Juxtapoz.