Mervin the Molar Knitting Pattern
For your little ones, knit up Mervin the Molar – The Tooth Fairy’s Friend a pattern by Kat’s Scratch Pad that comes with a tiny pocket to place a fallen tooth.
Month: October 2009
Toolboxes: now and then
Flickr toolbox refurbisher extraordinaire “txinkman” got ahold of this awesome Black & Decker box and had no idea what it originally held. He posted a query on Toolmonger and soon found out: a valve seat grinding set. About the box itself, he writes: Just for giggles, I shot it next to my orbital sander’s box. […]
Coin Sequencer, a tangible sequencer
Thiago Teixeira made this Coin Sequencer, which allows you to lay down tracks using spare change. It’s an older project (from before 2005?), but is new to me.
Head-mounted hummingbird feeder provides a rare view
This one looks quite ripe for a remake – Heatstick’s wearable hummingbird feeder gives a very close-up view of a fascinating animal. If the $79.95 asking price is a bit outside of your current birdwatching budget – do consider painting up a face shield, drilling a hole, and mounting a nectar-filled bulb within – just […]
Crafty Chica’s Cycle of Life Face Paint
The beautiful and meaningful Day of the Dead is almost here. I hope that you have been working on a shrine to memorialize your loved ones who have passed on, and that you will enter it into the Crafty Chica Shrine Challenge! Kathy Cano-Murillo is a constant source of inspiration, and today I want to […]
Interesting cancer resistance in naked mole rats
Of course, there’s all kinds of reasons why it might work for naked mole rats and not for people, but the idea that a mechanism as simple as cellular “claustrophobia” might go so far to eliminating tumors is pretty interesting.
Desktops carvings depict weapons
Lessons 1 and 2 by Ben Turnbull: weapons whittled into wooden desktops.