MiSpa features bath and beauty products by Mimie Wong that are made with natural and rice-based ingredients. (“Mi” is rice in Chinese.) I’ve been a fan of Mimie’s handmade goodies for years now, especially her lotion that’s paraben-free. You just know that it’s good stuff for your skin, plus they all smell so good! My […]
I am loving these new patterns from Colette for spring and summer. There are some fun dresses, and a seriously snazzy skirt. I’m also loving the way the patterns are packaged. Each sewing pattern is packaged up in a pretty little booklet with a linen-textured cover, a singer-stitched binding, and handy pocket for your pattern. […]
Happy May Day Crafters! We are kicking off a new theme today for May, Wardrobe Refresh. Yes we’re talking fashion! Our new projects feature ways you can look stylish this season without breaking the bank. Learn how to refashion your clothing, embellish it, and make your own jewelry. Pictured clockwise is Dolin O’Shea’s crochet-embellished refashioned […]
Sebastian of little-scale posted details on how to build his, water controlled Toriton Plus instrument. The project uses Arduino, various resistors, lasers, and a machine running running software you can download from his site. This would definitely be an eye-catching music controller for live performances – just avoid tipping the bowl while rocking out!
From the MAKE Flickr pool Arms22 built this handy display to keep an eye on departing train times. Nice idea – I can think of many occasions this would have helped me out a bunch – Train Schedule Message Board on Flickr
Last week, we had Nathan Seidle on the show, from SparkFun, talking about the company, how it all got started, and about the recent Autonomous Vehicle Competition that was just held at SparkFun HQ. SparkFun will, of course, be at Maker Faire, so look for Nathan and company there. Our Hosts Picks: As always, we […]
There’s a growing roster of found-object artists working in what I call mechanical animism, an aesthetic world where the margins between the born and the made have become leaky and distinctions between humans, animals, and machines are fluid and ambiguous. One of the true masters of this genre is Belgian artist Stéphane Halleux. We’ve fawned […]
