Gum mosaics
Christina La Sala has made these wall hanging mosaics from chewing gum. Anybody have an idea what kind? They’ll be on display at the Red Cake Gallery in San Francisco on September 12 at their open house.
Year: 2009
Stuffing SMT boards with laser-cut PCB stencils
This video is an advertisement for the polymer laser-cut soldering stencils made by LaserCutPCBStencils.com, but it’s a pretty good overall introduction to using stencils for quick and easy surface-mount soldering that you can then bake in an oven. LaserCutPCBStencils
USB power pack from MSI Wind battery
DJ Josef Průša, the author of the iPhone/Arduino/MaxMSP/OSC hack from iPhone Hacks, just let me know about this great project he made from a spare MSI Wind battery; a nice and juicy battery pack for USB devices. He was originally looking for something to power his Monome 128, but it ended up being great for […]
Tiny Things Series
I loooove tiny things and I’ve been following the tiny knits series by Anna at Mochimochiland where everyday this month she’s been knitting one tiny thing. Pictured above is the record player, vacuum, computer and violin above. I don’t know how she does her knitting magic but I am looking forward to her new knits. […]
CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
I was on vacation last week, folks, so here’s two weeks’ worth of fantastic CRAFT Flickr pool finds: Giant Sad Birdie-trade by pock-it palz, Running in Circles captive bearing ring by downtothewiredesigns, Green Lantern Sweater by chris_wass, Teen Wolf Plushie VHS by skirthandmade, and this King Kong cake by Alícia.
Lost Knowledge: Wire-wrapping
The twice-monthly Lost Knowledge column explores the possible technology of the future in the forgotten ideas of the past (and those just slightly off to the side). Every other Wednesday, we look at retro-tech, “lost” technology, and the make-do, improvised “street tech” of village artisans and tradespeople from around the globe. “Lost Knowledge” was also […]
How-To: Make Alphabet Block Magnets
I love these fun alphabet block magnets from Plum Pudding, and love how she’s shown how to use them not just as refrigerator magnets, but also as photo displays and even place card holders! [ via Whip-Up ]