Maker Mixer at i3Detroit
Maker Faire heroes i3Detroit are hosting a Maker Mixer at their space next month, to give everyone who was too wrapped up in running their events a chance to relax and socialize.
Year: 2010
Paint + windshield wiper = rainbow machine
Becky spotted this delightful improvisation from Dutch artist Helmut Smits. Now we need somebody to put a printer in a windshield wiper blade that can print out graphics across the windshield and/or wipe them off on command. Or maybe a windshield wiper POV display? [via CRAFT]
How-To: Rearview Spy Sunglasses
Diane points us to this awesome tutorial for making your own pair of spy sunglasses, fitted with sneaky rearview mirrors from Criminal Crafts. And if you don’t have time to make them, you can pick up a pair in Criminal Crafts Makers Market shop.
How-To: Thread Spool Mirror
Pattie over at I Love to Create shares this quick and simple tutorial for creating a colorful mirror frame using spools of thread. It could be a fun craft room project! [via Creative Jewish Mom]
Faceted barrel d20
I love Abraham Neddermann’s Dice Creator’s Blog, full of his experiments with gaming dice. His most recent creation is a lovely hollow twenty-sider he calls Larry Niven’s d20. Today’s post, can be described as a truly “Concept Die”, like the concept cars you see on many auto shows. It comes as a solution to “The […]
How-To: Mod Toddler Sailor Dress
This mod toddler sailor dress from Happy Together has me wishing my daughter was still a tiny tot. The seersucker fabric screams summer, and the big buttons are perfection. Get the pattern and how-to over on Happy Together.
Robotic ball rolls via phone control
Gearbox’s smartphone-controlled ball looks quite cool, offers much potential for creative game ideas – So basically how HTC/Android/Apple make smart phones, we make smart toys. Our first smart toy is a robotic ball that you can move by tilting your phone in the direction you want the ball to roll. We are then leveraging the […]