HOW TO – Heart-Shaped Pom-Poms
I had no idea you could make pom-poms in the shape of a heart! Zakka Life, where have you been all my life?
Year: 2009
IDEO + Bug Labs BUGbase user interface project
Dave Vondle from IDEO wrote in to tell us about a cool project they are working on with Bug Labs. From their introductory post: We’re thrilled to be working with Bug Labs to make this great product even better. We are also prototyping a new, open way of working that we hope will combine the […]
Cards and Crochet
WhipUp tips us off to the work of artist Robyne Melia, who creates life-size dresses using greeting cards and crochet.
If Monks Are Learning Hands-on Science…
Mike Petrich and Karen Wilkinson of San Francisco’s Exploratorium‘s Learning Studio have a choice assignment this month. They are visiting a monastery in Sarnath, India, helping organize hands-on science workshops for Tibetan Buddhist monks. Mike and Karen who run the Learning Studio program at the Exploratorium were brought to India by a program called Science […]
HOW TO – Smashed Chickpea Salad
I’ve been super bored with the usual lunches lately, so I’m looking forward to trying out this smashed chickpea salad recipe from Smitten Kitchen. I like her description of it as a “deconstructed hummus”.
Inside French Girl Knits and Free Pattern
French Girl Knits , the new Interweave book by Kristeen Griffin-Grimes features 18 French-inspired seamless knitting patterns. In this video Kristeen gives a look inside the book as well as some background about her inspirations. Since the book only had room for 18 designs, but 19 were produced, KnittingDaily.com is giving away the pattern for […]
Chronulieta cigar box clock
Jared Boone, of ShareBrained Technology, was kind enough to send me a brand-new Chronulator 2.0 kit. It’s an Arduino-compliant analog clock (or anything you want) that uses panel meters as the display. I’ve written up a full review for MAKE volume 17 (verdict: great kit). This is a photo I took of the clock I […]