By Jessica Wilson If I remember one thing from pumpkin carving as a child, it is the tears and the agony of an imperfect pumpkin. Oh, the agony! I’ve been pumpkin carving with kids for seven years now, and so far, so good. No tears involved! Here’s a nifty way to carve away … and […]
“In High School Chem Labs, Every Cameraphone Can Be a Spectrometer” on Wired.com. [via adafruit] University of Illinois chemistry professor Alexander Scheeline has developed software that turns a camera phone, an LED, and a few other cheap tools into a spectrometer. Armed with these, he thinks we can bring high-end analytic tools to high school […]
This past Friday and weekend, I got to spend some quality IRL (in real life) time with our food writer, Katie Goodman of Good Life Eats at BlogHer Food in San Francisco. A post on my experience there will be coming soon but first, check out her great tip on how to make mess free […]
Amalia Versaci uses vintage zippers to create accessories and home decor, including these vases and containers. The colors of the zippers against the rough metal teeth make for a great texture on the pieces. [via Recyclart]
Transform a simple knit glove into a plush friend! What do you think it is, a chipmunk?
UK maker Nick Thatcher’s pistol-sized coilgun is a mere 15cm (5.9″) long and uses 5 caps taken from disposable cameras. I think the brass bars are just to make it look like a raygun. On my last coilgun the charging unit was built in, this resulted in a rather hefty box slung underneath the main […]
If you are looking for a quick and cute craft to make for class or teacher gifts for Halloween, check out this tutorial from Mollie of Wild Olive. She shows how to make a simple notepad with a felt Jack-O-Lantern cover. I’m thinking you could even modify it a bit to make a felt ghost […]
