Candace at Sparkle Power shares how to make this sweet hooded doll blanket that includes a Velcro closure so the blanket can stay put on the doll. As a mom who has experienced, first hand, the frustration of a child who can’t swaddle a doll and get the blanket to stay in place, this looks […]
Here’s s good project for keeping the kids entertained on long car trips (just one in what must be an arsenal): turn an Altoids tin into a mini game board, with magnet fimo game pieces, so they don’t get lost!
Lorin Parker of Electric Western (creator of the Phantastron) puts fire to work controlling sound – The THERMATRON is essentially a voltage controlled oscillator and wave shaper controlled by the action of a flame. This is possible because electricity can be conducted through a flame. This is not a new discovery, in fact the electrical […]
I’m pretty sure this TrueType font designed in 1998 by the now-apparently-defunct “Dragon’s Den Type Foundry” was intended for players of Games Workshop’s Warhammer: 40K tabletop wargame. But c’mon, seriously: what project wouldn’t be improved by a little faux-fascist heraldry? Perhaps a flying skull transfixed by a dagger and with lightning shooting from its eyes? […]
I love knitting things that take only 1 skein and this Summer Shimmer Scarf by Jen at The Purl Bee looks like a great knitting project you can finish up this weekend.
Looking for the perfect birthday cake for an Applephile? You couldn’t go too far wrong with a cake like this cake from April Julian. No screen polishing needed here.
Today is Field Day, the annual event where thousands of hams across the nation publicly demonstrate their emergency communication abilities. You can find hams constructing emergency stations in parks, schools, backyards and shopping malls operating using only emergency power supplies. If you are interested in getting started with ham radio but don’t have a license, […]
