Okay, so maybe this doesn’t fall under the “building a better mousetrap” category — more like “over-building a mousetrap with levels of digital control and electronic actuation that it doesn’t really need, but it’s a fun project anyway” category. Arduino Mousecatcher
Fabric Yo-Yo Cover-Up Give that skirt another go with scrap fabric yo-yos. By Tiffany Threadgould Have a stain on your favorite skirt? Give it a pick-me-up and make it better with interchangeable fabric yo-yos. Fabric yo-yos were popular in the 19th century as a way to reuse scraps of fabric. Now they can be used […]
Real Simple magazine has some helpful interactive tools on their site. Of my two favorites, one is the Seasonal Fruit and Vegetable Tool, which not only tells you what produce is in season, but also tells you how to buy, store, and cook each fruit and vegetable. The Food Expiration Tool helps you look up […]
Rounding out the musical performances at this weekend’s Make: Day will be Tim Kaiser, an awesome Maker who creates music from his own handmade instruments. Tim will have about 15 different instruments and audio fx units along with a small amplifier. He’ll also have some simple instruments, parts and piezo-electric pick-ups available to demonstrate basic […]
I love the idea of making these organza flowers by Reese Dixon as table decor for a party or wedding by sprinkling them around tables or collected together in bowls. [ via Whip Up ]
Make: television Season One has come and gone. But in case you missed it, we’ll be rolling out the ten episodes of our premiere season again, starting of course with Episode 1 which features the amazing bicycle wizardry of Cyclecide, and the VCR Cat Feeder in the Maker Workshop: Meet Cyclecide, an inventive band of […]
Merit badges are a long-standing tradition, so I’m glad to see Adafruit Industries keeping up with the times: “Learning electronics” merit badges from Adafruit Industries – In a week or so we will be including “learning electronics” merit badges in some of our kits & tool packs at Adafruit Industries. The first one is “learning […]
