JeeNode, a low cost wireless sensor node
This JeeNode wireless communication platform looks like a fun and cost effective way to get into experimenting with RF communication.
Month: September 2009
Mail-E robot checks your mail for you
This Mail-E robot by Totoro Yamada is pretty neat.
Wallpaper Headboard
Etsy shares a snippet from Derek and Lauren’s book, Wallpaper Projects, with a template for a headboard and wallpaper applying tutorial. I remember watching my parents wallpaper the remodeled bathrooms in their house, impressed that the edges could line up so seamlessly. Share your wallpaper project in their comments to enter to win a copy […]
How-To: Grace’s Otomi Headboard
Last month, Grace of design*sponge gave us her top 5 home decor favs with one of them being this lovely red otomi fabric. Not only did Grace get the fabric, she’s transformed it into a beautiful otomi headboard for her bed. Take a visit to design*sponge and watch her how-to video on the process.
Baskets from recycled R12 bottles
Junktion is a boutique in Tel Aviv featuring locally-made upscale recycled products. Recyclart put me on to these baskets made from chopped up liquid propane gas bottles.
Super Mario Fingernails
These Super Mario themed hand-painted fingernails are almost too ridiculous to be true. I love/can’t believe the shapes that break the “picture” plane. Via BoingBoing.
Caramel Apple Cookies
What does the arrival of fall make you want to do? The answer to that question for many might be: bake. There is nothing better than the warm, sweet smell of freshly baked goodies. And it finally feels cool enough outside that turning the oven on doesn’t feel so taboo. What else comes to mind with the crisp fall air? Back to school, changing leaves, apples, hayrides, carnivals, and caramel apples to name a few.
