Matt Berg, of BuildAfrica.org, put together a photo montage (PDF) on the increasing use of super-cheap Chinese LED lighting in Mali, in West Africa. The middle picture is of a street-corner cell phone charging station. It costs about .25 to get your phone charged. That last picture is basically of a motorbike filling station (with […]
DIY Feather Barrettes By Tina Barseghian Inspired by so many beautiful (but expensive) feather barrettes we’ve seen at our favorite shops, my friend and I (and our giddy daughters) decided to make our own. A trip to Michael’s covered everything we needed: standard metal hair barrettes, pieces of felt, a bag of vintage buttons, feathers, […]
Bernadette Noll writes in: I’ve got a question for you. We’ve been sewing rubber inner tubes recycled from the local bike shop. You can see a picture on our blog of the cool bags we’ve been making. We love the materials and there are oodles of them being thrown away but we’d like to make […]
I’ve been grilling a lot in the last few weeks, and I love how easy it seems to make dinner time for us. These tips on grilling veggies from Wise Craft are great, and this yummy grilled veggie salad she tossed together is really making my mouth water.
I did a massive double take when I saw this jaw-dropping model on Dinosaurs and Robots. “Wait, that’s a Leman Russ battle tank! From Warhammer 40K!,” I squealed to myself. Warhammer 40,000 is the “dark gothic sci-fi” tabletop wargame that almost put me in the poorhouse a few years back. One of the coolest things […]
Using a handful of apps available on Android Market, the folks over at hdblog.it have transformed the stock Android interface into a detailed rendition of the iPhone interface complete with slide lock, dock, SMS, and icon themes. It even has a handy interface to change the color of the LED alerts. hdblog.it (Site is in […]
With wedding season just about upon us, it’s always refreshing to see a new take on an old classic. Behold the Robot Bride and Groom wedding cake topper from Etsy crafter The Builder’s Studio. And if you want to get real fancy, there’s the Robot Secret Agent Bride and Groom. So awesome!
