Demystifying Making Marmalade
I love orange marmalade, but like Lenore of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, thought it was difficult and tricky to make. She walks us through the actually very simple steps of creating this tasty fruit spread.
Month: January 2010
Crayola’s Law: “The number of colors doubles every 28 years”
Love it – Crayola’s Law: “The number of colors doubles every 28 years” via Waxy.
How-To: Make Ice Cream with Dry Ice
Sean Ragan’s latest Make: Project shows you how to make ice cream using dry ice. Geeky, efficient, and delicious, the ultimate trifecta of awesome!
How-To: Credit card grappling hook
Noah at Instructables made this nifty office toy grappling hook with a few spare parts including a sewing machine bobbin full of fishing line.
How-To: Knit stretch sensor
Hannah Perner-Wilson uses conductive yarn to make a stretch sensor, here’s how: Use a circular knitting machine to knit a stretch sensor with regular and conductive yarns in five minutes! The values of the sensor range from roughly 2.5 Mega Ohm when relaxed, to 1 Kilo Ohm when fully stretched. The stretch sensing is actually […]
Cardboard Furniture Silhouettes
Nikki of WhiMsy Love created this fun set of custom cardboard furniture to cozy up an air mattress and corner for her visiting friend. Better yet, she used the project as motivation to tackle unpacking all the boxes from her recent move!
Ice Straws for Cocktails
Here’s a neat idea: use this Ikea ice cube tray designed to work with water bottles, but freeze a small straw through the length of the tray, then remove once frozen to make ice straws, great for frosty cocktails. [via Core77]
