There’s another first for MakerBot: electronic musician Haeyoung “Bubblfish” Kim wrote this song, supposedly the first original composition written for a MakerBot CupCake! If you’re digging this, check out MakerBot’s list of other musical compositions. If you want to make your own, there is a MIDI to gcode Python script that helps you convert your […]
I am in love with the personable, quirky wedding invites from Keegan Meegan Press & Bindery in Portland, Or. Co-founded by Katy Meegan and Keegan Wenkman in 2007, the studio is best known for their hand-illustrated letterpress work, and you can see why! Check out Wenkman’s pen and ink drawings at One Foot In Front […]
Instructables user ramanff mounted a fiber-optic coupled 1W IR laser diode in a pen body to create this cool wood-burning tool.
Syuzi Pakhchyan, author of Fashioning Technology, will be teaching an e-textile and soft sensor workshop this Sunday, June 27th from 12pm -3pm at CrashSpace in Los Angeles. Syuzi writes: This course will introduce you to an exciting new palate of conductive threads and fabrics — some of which aren’t commercially available. Unique properties and qualities […]
When my niece was born, I learned from my sister and brother in-law that babies’ eyes first can see high-contrast images before they’re able to distinguish colors easily. To stimulate their baby’s brain, they used iron-on transfers to add bold contrasting patterns to the insides of her crib bumpers, but this how-to for a high-contrast […]
The projects submitted to our Save My Oceans contest were innovative and inspirational and were all great examples of the brilliant ways our readers reuse plastics. Each day this week, we’ll highlight one of our top five entries, and we’ll announce the Grand prize winner next Monday. Be sure to check out the entire Save […]
I love how Amberlee of Giver’s Log gussied up her bright pink rain boots with this doily motif. Her technique was incredibly simple and involved a Sharpie and a vinyl stencil. See how she did it over on her blog. Related: How-To: Doily Stencil With a Sharpie
