A Very Simple Menorah
by Diane Gilleland This colorful, modern take on the Hanukkah menorah is great for small spaces, and crafts up very quickly. Tissue paper lends a beautiful mosaic look.
Month: December 2009
Degenerate Craft Fair in Brooklyn
The Degenerate Craft Fair in NYC is a show over three weekends in different locations around the city. This weekend they’re in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The fair features 20+ artists vending stickers, zines, books, jewelry, and even square inches of Detroit, MI. Enjoy beer provided by Brooklyn Brewery and mulled wine from 8pm to 10pm on […]
Forget Dress to Impress, Shred to Impress: Beef BBQ Recipe
By Ashley Messick Dating is hard. In an attempt to impress each other with their apparent creativity, new couples tend to go for the gusto when it comes to dates — rock climbing, improv class, acupuncture. It’s hard enough to seem charming in a normal setting; adding in paintball guns makes it even tougher. That’s […]
CrunchPad now called JooJoo, likely not open source, now $499, might come out this week
Follow up: Chandra Rathakrishnan (Fusion Garage, maker of the CrunchPad, er, was/is) did that video call today. There is new information, but it seems the proclamation of the tablet being “open source” from the start, isn’t being addressed at all… Here’s a run down from Engadget. JooJoo will be $499, available at thejoojoo.com on December […]
Model cars from cans…
Amazing gallery of cans turned to cars! Meet Sandy Sanderson from New Zealand. Needing something to keep himself occupied after breaking his wrist in a motorcycle accident, he started building amazing model cars from discarded aluminum cans.
Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Craft Kits
Craft kits are a perfect gift for crafting newbies or crafting veterans. Having all the supplies you need to complete a project in one handy gift is priceless, and when you give the gift of a kit you give the gift of creative expression along with the project they will complete. Here are a few […]
A web-enabled audio switch
Tired of switching having to manually switch between his headphones and computer speakers, Peter Lavelle decided to go all out and built a LAN-controlled audio switch to solve the problem.
