Strapless Summer Top Pattern
Wendy at Craft Jr. has a free pattern to sew up this pretty strapless summer top — perfect for barbecues and and sipping iced tea.
Month: June 2010
Robot videos from Chiba Institute of Technology
The robotics department of the Chiba Institute of Technology in Japan recently set up a Youtube Channel, to show off the fruits of their labor
Add your image to the last shuttle missions – NASA Face in Space
Add your image to the last shuttle missions – NASA Face in Space, via BoJ… NASA wants to put a picture of you on one of the two remaining space shuttle missions and launch it into orbit. To launch your face into space and become a part of history, just follow these steps: First…Select the […]
Embroidered Dog Animation
Aubrey Longley-Cook of Spool Spectrum created this awesome embroidered animation of a running dog. My brain kind of hurts to think of the time and effort needed to pull this off. I love it. [via Feeling Stitchy]
How-To: Build an oversized abacus
Rachel sent me this link to an easy tutorial on building your own wall-sized abacus by Stephanie Lynn. I’m pretty sure I’ll never need an abacus, but I gotta admit it looks like fun to build one. It would appear Stephanie is making the beads by cutting slices out of a closet rod and then drilling a hole in the center of each–I say save a step and use a hole-saw for both operations! [via Ohdeedoh]
Cryptomenagerie Show in Seattle
It’s not too late to check out Crypotomenagerie at Vermillion in Seattle before it closes on July 3. Cryptomenagerie brings together three Seattle artists who have a fantastic interpretation of an imaginary animal world. For the title of this show, the Greek prefix “Crypto,” meaning “secret or hidden,” is morphed with the word “Menagerie,” which […]
How-To: Sand art lightbox
Rachel @ CRAFT points us to this sand art lightbox project by Filth Wizardry. I’m thinking of making one of these instead of going to the beach this summer. What I’ll save on sunscreen will pay for the project materials!
