Jeri experiments with Dupont Luxprint Electroluminescent inks and converts an old LCD into a simple EL display. She also demonstrates that super glue can be used as the dielectric and that zinc sulfide glow powder does not work well as an EL phosphor. More: Jeri’s homemade pinball machine MacGyver of the Day: Electronics Hacker Jeri […]
David Mach’s coat hanger gorilla via Book of Joe.
The Conference for Creative Entrepreneurs is going to be a blast of empowering crafty business savvy, right in the middle of August in Seattle. The conference needs financial support and has set up a Kickstarter page to make it easier to contribute: We are five women volunteering to put on the first ever Conference of […]
Just when I thought that we had reached the pinnacle of cool business card designs, Matt and Duncan of Metrix Create: Space revealed their plywood press-fit brushless DC motor business card.
The world’s hardest-working dice fanatic is up to his usual tricks. Barcelona, Spain maker Abraham Neddermann created this excellent hollow die that he calls Structural Integrity. Well…finally I managed to finish this troublesome build. I’d like to state that I used the verb “build” instead of craft/make or others, because in the end, doing this […]
Looking to take a break from tinkering on your latest project this weekend? Here are some fine maker events to check out, from The Maker Events Calendar.
Diane Gilleland of Crafty Pod is a master at showing the more … sophisticated side of plastic canvas. Her latest project uses a higher count plastic canvas mesh and embroidery floss to create modern and beautifully tactile pendants. The possibilities with this project are endless, as is shown in some of the great comments on […]
