Homemade wooden knob for camera is beautiful
Flickr user vamapaull lent his digital camera to a friend, who managed to loose it’s control knob.
Year: 2010
Happy 50th Anniversary, Flintstone Family
Thanks to Google, I was reminded this morning that “The Flintstones” show is celebrating the 50-year mark today. I always see a Fred or Pebbles costume at Halloween every year, so I wondered if any other crafters were inspired by one of TV’s favorite cartoon families. From the looks of this photo from Etsy user […]
Red Bull’s “Create the Future” contest at Maker Faire
(From left to right) Albert Hwang and Matt Parker of the Lumarca project presented with the Red Bull “Create the Future” award (a MakerBot!) by Eric Siegel, of the NY Hall of Science, and Gareth Branwyn, of MAKE At this year’s World Maker Faire, Red Bull sponsored a “Create the Future” contest. The idea was […]
How-To: Glam Up Your Shoes
Can’t find the perfect pair of shoes in your closet? Instead of shopping, get creative. Take a less-than-perfect pair and transform them into the ultimate gleaming metallic accessory. I used a Krylon Copper Leafing Pen to cover basic black heels in a shimmering layer of paint. Since it’s a pen and not a brush, no […]
Cute, No-Fuss Paper Towel Roll Flowers
Following up on my post about dried flower arrangements and how easy they are in so many ways, here’s another great flower project that involves no remembering to water, no need to add sugar (or is it ammonia?) to keep the stems fresh, and no mess once the flowers began to drop their petals. Plus, […]
SparkleLab: Widget Makers @ Parsons
http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=parsons-100828215301-phpapp01&stripped_title=sparklelab-widget-makers&userName=arielchuri SparkleLab: Widget Makers @ Parsons, Ariel writes – I am teaching a new class at Parsons School of Design. SparkleLab: Widget Makers is similar to a your standard physical computing class. We cover basic electronics and microcontrollers with Arduino. But, instead of thinking up some contraption to make, we will create relatively simple devices. […]
Bug Labs & Verizon – Open source hardware on a 3G network – legit, too :)
As far I can recall this is the first time an open source hardware product has been certified for 3G networks. There are many milestones in open source hardware, and there will be many more – this is one of them. Get on the country’s most reliable network, with full compliance, day one! BUG’s 3G […]
