Balloon Monsters
New York artist Jason Hackenwerth makes quite an impressive array of creatures using that staple material of clowns, the venerable party balloon.
Month: September 2009
Fancy colored plywood
I like these integral-color plywood materials from Brookside Veneers. Pricey but neat looking.
How-To: Embroidered Face Cloth Napkins
Holly of Chez Beeper Bebe embarked on a summer-long project of crafting a wardrobe of cloth napkins for her home, and recently reached her goal of 40 napkins. Along the way, she’s shared tutorials for several of the napkin variations she’s used, including ruffled napkins and ric rac-trimmed napkins. She’s concluded her series with a […]
SPARK Project #2, Post #3
In my last post, I presented the beginnings of a plan to connect an iRobot Create to an iCop SPARK computer running Windows Embedded CE R2.0. Now it’s time to dive in and get some code loaded onto the iCop machine, then see if I can talk to the Create using the commands listed in […]
Buy wholesale Cthulhu and save
I just checked the freezer and discovered I was down to my last bag. Don’t let Halloween sneak up on you without stocking up.
Video recording comes to Palm Pre
A number of folks have been working determinedly at getting video recording capabilities functioning on the Palm Pre since it’s debut. Well, it would seem that the long wait is over.
Pedal-powered compost bin
Here’s a humongous barrel-type compost rig that can turn up to 500 lbs of a load using pedal-power. All the parts were made from bike drive trains and parts found around the shop. This might be overkill for a household, but might make sense for a small community garden. Definitely you’d get some exercise while […]
