Follow up! I love this! Greg writes – I run a robot rock band in New Zealand called the Trons. They have been going about 3 years now and have played over 80 live shows, mainly in NZ but also including two trips to Europe. All the songs are original and all instruments are played […]
Jordan Miller uploaded his open source orbital shaker project to Thingiverse. This is an open-source orbital shaker for mammalian cell and tissue culture and for bench-top science. The orbital shaker fits inside a standard 37 ºC/5% CO2 cell incubator and puts out no heat so you can load up the incubator full of these things. […]
Need a cute holiday accessory? Simply take holiday pom-pons, per your favorite holiday colors, and hot-glue to a fabric headband. I made one each for New Year’s and Christmas Eve. This inexpensive project is great for smaller crafters. Just be careful when it comes to smaller crafters – the glue gun is a grown-up job!
Leah Buechley at the MIT Media Lab made a compilation video of many LilyPad Arduino projects, including our own blinky bike patch and my LilyPad Arduino Embroidery. Nice to see these all in one place! More: CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino Blinking Bike Patch CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino 101 Craft Meets Tech at MIT LilyPad in […]
Sometimes the hardest task during the holidays is finding a gift for the ones you love the most. Here are a few suggestions, both splurges and steals, to help you check their names off your list. Your mom may be the photographer and your nephew the cook, but hopefully there’s something for everyone! For Your […]
I love crafting with kids and this new book, Sewing School: 21 Sewing Projects Kids Will Love to Make gets me really excited for sewing with kids! It’s a book that’s perfect for the upcoming rainy and snowy days when you’re stuck indoors with your bored little ones. Authors Amie Petronis Plumley and Andria Lisle […]
By Jessica Wilson For the past few years, I have seen pretty little laser-cut ornaments in the craft stores. Recently, on a paint run to Michael’s, I discovered an assortment of lovely unstained snowflakes. They were so pretty, I scooped up about a dozen or so. They are the perfect size to place a hot […]
