CRAFT Video: Klutz Capsters
Klutz is sponsoring “Super Crafty Kidz” month on CRAFT. In this video, Rachel Hobson makes the Capsters project with her kids! http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/11/craft_video_klutz_capsters.html
Month: November 2009
Book Review: Spirit Animals by Stephanie Iris Weiss
Handmade gifts are always meaningful, but infusing your gifts with symbolic meaning takes them to the next level. Enter a wonderful animal-filled resource in the form of Spirit Animals: Unlocking the Secrets of Our Animal Companions by Stephanie Iris Weiss (Chronicle Books). This delightful little 5×7 book is a veritable pocket companion of animal symbolism […]
Chumby in a box
Kent was impatient at having his Chumby Guts laying loose on the table, so he took to the box that it came in. This is a good way to see what the casing process entails and considering what it will ultimately need before committing to a proper case. Think of it as a Chumby case sketch model. Some of the other possibilities we’ve heard are cigar box Chumby, Teletubby embedding (called either TeleChumby or ChumbyTubby). MAKE Flickr pool member Pauric posted a nice set of photos showing how he gutted his first gen Chumby and installed it in a nice wooden case.
High voltage line robot
Very cool High voltage line robot from HIBOT… High-voltage power-line inspection has always been a dangerous job for humans, so a handful of companies are sending in the robots. One such company, the Tokyo-based HiBot, is working with western Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co. to field a new robot next year that can inspect several […]
Anatomical Vegetables
If only everyone’s intestines could be so gingery… anatomical vegetarian ad [via BoingBoing]
My new favorite etchant
From the MAKE Flickr pool I love etching my own PCBs. It’s a great way to incorporate some of art-school skills with my love for DIY electronics. Up until now, I’d always used traditional ferric chloride to etch my boards, though I’d heard many sing the praises of an alternative etchant easily made from common […]
How-To: Put Together a Fiber Book
Last month, I posted about Million Little Stitches amazing embroidered fiber book. She’s just posted a tutorial on how she bound her fiber book. I love seeing embroidery being presented in this way.
