How adorable is this wedding embroidery set made by Jenny of All Sorts? The set features an 8-page PDF containing each of the individual patterns: the bride, groom, best man/groomsman, maid of honor/bridesmaid, ring bearer, flower girl and some wedding themed extras such as floral garland, bells, doves, etc. Pick up your set in her […]
Okay, here’s the deal. We’ve a huge amount of new inventory arriving at the backdoor to our warehouse in anticipation of Maker Faire. The problem is, we share a warehouse with the rest of O’Reilly and we need to clear out space to make room for the new stuff. So…we’ve sharpened our pencils and for […]
Rahul, a sudent from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design in London, sent us info on a project that a group of MA design studies students are doing, called Re:Collect. It’s an RFID bracelet that keeps track of common items you might carry (phone, keys, iPod, etc) and flashes, beeps, and vibrates when […]
I’ve always been fascinated by the pocket gramophones of the 20s and 30s. I discovered there’s a bunch of them on YouTube. The top one here is a Mikiphone, from 1926. The second one is a Peter Pan gramophone, from 1930. Some models of the Peter Pan even had a clock built into the carrying […]
I’ve been a huge fan of Debbie Bliss yarn for years now. Baby Cashmerino is my favorite yarn to knit with. So when I came across this post on Decor8 reviewing Debbie Bliss’s new knitting magazine, my heart skipped a beat. I loved the preview of all the gorgeous photos where you’ll find snippets of […]
Dot at Dabbled has created an Instructable for making this awesome “Hot Wheels” type car launcher that sends cars flying across the floor. My son would love this, though as Dot mentions, I’d have to keep him far from any low windows!
Gareth @ MAKE found this simple setup for transferring your old film to digital. From the Flickr user svofski: A lens (or a macro lens, or a lens with extension rings) is inserted in the circular hole in front. A negative holder made of two sheets of vinyl with spacers is at the opposite end. […]
