Joe Saavedra writes: This tutorial will go through the steps involved in fabricating your own Arduino-compatible circuit using just ~$8 of parts (this includes the ATMega chip!). This is perfect for installing and embedding in permanent pieces , as you don’t need to waste a full $30 Arduino board in a project you will never […]
Jessica Floeh writes in about her inspiring, empowering, and very well-documented insulin pump accessorizing project, Hanky Pancreas: I am Jessica Floeh , a Type 1 Diabetic designer working on ways to make the insulin pump into a positive conversation piece and ultimately a fashion statement. I wanted to share with my fellow Type 1’s a […]
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I love the look of quilling, and this simple yet gorgeous monogram can be a great beginner project for someone looking to take the quilling plunge. As Kara of Craftastical! explains, “Quilling takes patience and some time, but the skill needed is pretty minimal.” She shows you how to create a quilled monogram in her […]
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool, from user huebner5000. He quotes an unnamed source:
This Cuban chug arrived Wednesday, December 16th, 2009. The chug held 17 Cubans who are now legal U.S. citizens. The chug, we were told, left Cuba at 5am December 14th and landed at Dry Tortugas at 2am December 16th.
It’s all made from scrap metal and junk. The hull, reportedly, is flattened corrugated roofing material. There’s one more picture here.
Blair Neal of Troy, NY, wrote in to share this excellent project: A demo video of my installation that uses an old overhead projector, a camera, some markers and a laptop and turns it all into a playful art piece. It is essentially an inverse color organ that you can play like a player piano. […]
Graffiti Research Lab Houston writes: In this document we will give a high level overview of what is needed in order to implement “Texas Big Face.” To implement facial transfers both for sculptures and persons you need to accomplish several steps. Setting up a system that keeps the persons face stable, a system to capture […]
