Egg Crate Flower Napkin Holders & Centerpiece Flowers By Sonya Nimri Reduce, reuse, recycle … reinvent! Egg crate flowers make a fantastic craft because they are probably one of the easiest materials to find around the house. They tear apart easily and paint beautifully with nothing but a little food coloring.
As part of the US government’s “Educate to Innovate” program, they’re doing something called National Lab Day, a “national barn-raising for hands-on learning.” On the projects page for Lab Day, they have a bunch of Maker Shed kits and a PDF article from MAKE, Volume 15. FINALLY, they’ve caught onto us. Exciting. [via adafruit] National […]
June at PlanetJune as a free pattern to make her punchneedle poinsettia. June writes: This 2.5″ Poinsettia design uses Punchneedle Embroidery for a fast and festive result. It can be made as an applique and attached to almost anything to give it a more Christmassy feel! For more punchneedle lessons and patterns, check out June’s […]
Here are gift ideas for the hand embroiderer in your life. Whether they are just starting out, or are experts, there is something for every stitcher on your list. It’s also a handy list to share with the gift givers in your life. I’ve divided the list into three categories: books, tools and fun stuff. […]
Neat idea from students at the University of Edinburgh, who claim to have used Tom Knight’s BioBricks technology to produce a strain of bacteria that are bioluminescent in the presence of explosives or explosives residue. The notion is that liquid cultures of the bugs could be sprayed onto the ground in mined areas and would glow green wherever mines were to be found. I can think of lots of reasons why this might not work as well as one might hope, however, and because no technical details seem to be available, nor any peer-reviewed data, the news should probably be taken with a grain of salt. If anybody has any more info, please link us in the comments. [via Boing Boing]
Thanksgiving is almost here, so if you’re thinking of frying a turkey this Thursday, read through Lextone’s instructable for safely doing so. I’ve never had deep fried turkey; what’s your favorite way to prepare a Thanksgiving bird?
What would you do if you want a jigsaw puzzle with your significant other’s mug on it? The standard method would be to have a custom puzzle printed up that features their photo, however Mark Setteducati and Ken Knowlton have come up with a better way: Jicazu.
