From the Shapeways blog: Congratulations to Improbablecog whose Kickstarter project has already reached 101% funding with 7 days still left to go. This is a win win win win situation where: The backers get a little something from Improbablecog, depending on their level of investment from a sticker to a custom designed piece of jewelry. […]
My post about the book loom on Monday sparked a lot of commentary on destroying books in the name of craft. I’m curious how that conversation might change when folks see these amazing pieces of jewelry made from the pages of books from Jeremy May of Littlefly. Littlefly jewellery is made by laminating hundreds sheets […]
Homebuilt meat smoker texts your phone when the meat is ready! – Gadget Freak Case #170: Smoking Permitted, but Bring a Roast… Peter Rauch used a proportional-integral-differential (PID) controller that modulates electrical power to a heating element to create a home-built electronic meat smoker. A touch-screen display let him manage the controller set point and […]
Opening at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago on Friday: STREET ANATOMY – a group exhibition focusing on representations of human anatomy in contemporary art and pop culture On view will be works that incorporate anatomical imagery in a variety of mediums, including painted skateboards, street art, and cast dark chocolate, by artists […]
This portrait of Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin, made entirely of Nerds candy, was commissioned by an enterprising fan of artist Andrew Salomone. More: Liz Lemon Nerds Portrait
Another day, another cool-sounding Kickstarter project. This one is titled E1: synthetic intelligence, open source. E1 is an inexpensive open source hardware kit in the same theme as the Arduino–for bringing synthetic intelligence to electronics projects. We’ve made tremendous progress over the past year, but now we need your help to get it manufactured. A […]
Vickie Howell has a new Caron pattern up that you can knit for the little girl in your life. Here’s the adorable Tuxita Baby Tunic which is a ruffle-front baby mini dress. And if you like what Vickie is wearing you can check out her crochet pattern for the whirlwind wrap.
