One of the hands-down favorite, perennial attractions at Maker Faire is the “Diet Coke and Mentos guys,” aka Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz, aka EepyBird. Huge crowds excitedly gather to watch explosive geysers of carbonated combustion and to be showered with plumes of sticky sugar-water (which must be so much fun to wear around the […]
This tutorial on Pachube.com (“a data brokerage platform for the internet of things”) shows how to connect an Inspeed Vortex wind sensor to the Internet with an Arduino and ethernet shield. More: HOW TO – Make a homebuilt anemometer Homemade easter egg anemometer
Today’s CRAFT Pattern is the Tiny Perching Pigeons by Anna Hrachovec of Mochimochi Land. Knit up a bunch of these little birdies in no time! If you like this free pattern from Anna, check out more of her fantastic patterns available in the Mochimochi Shop. In addition to knitting patterns, she also has some adorable […]
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Check out Allan Ecker’s Tiny Open Violin, as fabbed by Erik de Bruijn. The model is a reference to this xkcd but you can use it anytime you need to offer mock sympathy!
Katie Wilson @ CRAFT writes: I randomly stumbled upon New York artist Jennifer Cecere‘s giant Doilies while looking for images of drawn lace (oh internet, how I love you). Needless to say they are arresting and demand investigation. Made from ripstop nylon and acrylic, these delicate behemoths range in size from 4′ to 20’ and […]
I love this brilliant twist on a dry erase board from Brittni of Paper n Stitch. Sure, dry erase boards are incredibly handy, but they are also incredibly boring. She creates a dual-duty board that can function as a spot for writing notes, or can be left blank as wall art. The process is seriously […]
