How-To: Make a Little Red Riding Hood Doll
Ellen from The Long Thread put together a simple pattern and instructions for making this sweet Little Red Riding Hood doll.
Year: 2009
Bead magnets follow-up
In response to our post of the “BuckyBalls” magnetic beads, Mister Zed pointed us to this cool Bill Beaty demo of super magnetic beads and the behavior of their magnetic fields in loops and chains. Bill also shows how you can make a simple compass with the magnets. Lots of other cool info and vids […]
Zipper Lamp
Randy Sarafan made this attractive lamp with adjustable light levels from zippers. Learn to make your own zipper lamp with his instructions.
Student-made equipment in the Pratt metal shop
My pal Ross Connard is a Junior at the Pratt Institute and has a student job as a technician in the school’s Fine Arts Metal Shop. The shop has a cool tradition of students building their own equipment and leaving it behind for subsequent generations of students to use. Shown above is a custom stencil […]
How-To: Homegrown Catnip
Catnip, Nepeta, is a pretty plant that will thrive in most everyone’s garden. This potent plant is known for driving cats wild, a fact that often overshadows how lovely it is to grow. Catnip is a flowering perennial, meaning once you plant it, it lives year after year. The leaves are silvery green and heart-shaped […]
Nifty magnetic construction toy
While it doesn’t have anything to do with actual buckyballs, this set of 216 rare earth magnetic balls looks like a lot of fun. I just wish they didn’t cost $31 (with shipping). BuckyBalls [via Laughing Squid]
Birdie Potpourri
Birdie Potpourri By Jessica Wilson Years ago my mother had a mad love bird living in her home. My brother found it flying about the San Fernando Valley and presented it to her as a pet. The thing was crazy psychotic as many single love birds are wont to be, so my mother dubbed it […]