Building on the original MintyBoost USB charger kit, this Instructables how-to will walk you through the steps of adding a Lithium Polymer battery pack and small solar cell. The extra capacity and added convenience of solar make this modification a must have for off-grid mobility.
There’s no doubt in Jennifer Perkins’ mind of who has been the biggest crafty influence in her life. “It was my mother who I have the most first hand crafty experience with,” she says. “She herself is crafty and was always doing projects around the house so my sister and I grew up watching her […]
Artist Nicholas Galanin creates these lovely book sculptures which depict human faces and traditional Tlingit forms. Via BoingBoing.
DIY Eco-Hip Accessories By Nancy Minsky Here are three hip accessory projects that you can make yourself. They are imaginatively created from discarded household plastic containers. Easy projects that open the door for fresh ways to recycle, their bold, cheerful style is bound to inject your wardrobe with a high-fashion buzz. Gathering the materials is […]
My mom is an amazing crafter, and as I raise my own kids I find myself taking more and more of her projects to use as my own, albeit at a more junior level of expertise. My mom, aka Nana, and my youngest son, Arlo, visiting Tombstone, Ariz. When I was about 10 years old, […]
“BroHogan” explains his “X10 Book – First Edition:” A “hollowed out” book is used to house an Arduino which is interfaced to a PSC05/TW523 X10 module. The book will display the X10 signals on the power line using descriptive names. X10 type “macros” can be created and it will also send commands entered by the […]
Masterful Maloof Renowned woodworker Sam Maloof reflects on a lifetime of inspiration. By Heidi Kellenberger “Craft is a dirty word to most people. It isn’t painting. It isn’t sculpture. But my pieces are sculptural pieces. I don’t know why people think crafts is a bad word,” says woodworker Sam Maloof. A self-taught founder of the […]
