Huge Marimekko Clearance Sale
The semi-annual Marimekko Clearance Sale is happening now through January 15th. There are lots of great fabrics and products on hand so hurry before your favorites sell out. Shop the sale here.
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Make your own Wii smartboard
Rather than spending thousands of dollars per classroom, students and faculty could make them in the building. With a project like this in your school, this could be a great way to do some electronics, system design and get a taste of mass production of the components. While this may not fit in to your current curriculum to have students build these systems, it could be a great way to collaborate across subject areas, or it could be a great after school club activity.
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China’s DIY aviation community
From Wired’s Autopia blog: China is home to a widespread DIY culture fed by necessity (the mother of all invention) and innovation. These garage builders and innovators are, like their products, often called shanzhai. Literally translated, it means “mountain strongholds,” but it has come to mean nonprofessional or clandestine manufacturers turning out products from the […]
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DIY steadicam, version five
Back in July, I blogged about YB2Normal’s inexpensive PVC gimbal for a home-made steadicam rig. Since that time, William has been steadily refining his design. Version five, pictured above, features a redesigned gimbal incorporating an off-the-shelf auto part. [via Hack A Day]
Continue ReadingQuick Knitting Projects
If you’re like me, sometimes you just want to knit something for yourself and quick! I’ve rounded up some of our best knitting projects that you can finish by the end of the week like Kristin Roach’s Stash Socks pattern where you can use up all your leftover bits of yarn. Here are more quick […]
Continue ReadingStudded Cuff Bracelets from Mailing Tubes
Erica Domesek of P.S. I Made This shows you on Teen.com how to make these trendy studded cuff bracelets from mailing tubes. [via Craft Gossip]
Continue ReadingAmazing animated optical illusions
Youtube user Brusspup made these animated optical illusions by carefully combining slices of different drawings, then sliding an image of vertical lines over the top.
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