Month: March 2010

Postcard + Garden = PostCarden

I’m swooning over these awesome postcard gardens from PostCarden. They arrive ready to open, plant and grow and come in three distinct styles (allotment, city or botanical). The stop-motion video shows the entire process, and you can see pictures of each PostCarden on their web site gallery. [via Benevolent Postcard Society]

Collin’s Lab: Kit-making

Collin’s Lab: Kit-making

When recently faced with the dauntingly tedious task of assembling my first-ever batch of electronics kits, I was lucky enough to have the ever-helpful eye of seasoned kit-maker Becky Stern close by. While observing my one-man assembly ‘process’, Becky advised a more efficient, modular assembly line technique using intermediary storage vessels better known as “plastic cups”. Streamlining the process left me with plenty of time to cook up some some unusually fancy title/motion graphics for the above-seen video.

For more info + related links, head over to –
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/03/collins_lab_kit-making.html

How-To: Add a Zipper to a Cycling Jersey

Instructables user dilg writes: Merino wool is an excellent material for cool weather outdoor wear because it is lightweight, moisture-wicking, and still holds its insulating properties when wet. Unlike other wools, Merino isn’t “scratchy” on the skin and is relatively hard-wearing if knit properly, withstanding even washing machine treatment. This Instructable illustrates how to add […]