How-To: Sand art lightbox
Rachel @ CRAFT points us to this sand art lightbox project by Filth Wizardry. I’m thinking of making one of these instead of going to the beach this summer. What I’ll save on sunscreen will pay for the project materials!
Year: 2010
How-To: Father’s Day Car Kit
This Father’s Day car kit from Not Martha for Holidash is a sturdy and useful gift. I love seeing some not-so-common materials put to use, and I love that she even provides a downloadable SuperDad logo to stencil on the outside. This would be a great gift for anyone at anytime!
StarBoard Intro Kit
Meredith Scheff’s StarBoard intro kits are now in Makers Market! StarBoards are an easier way to make soft circuit projects. Totally flexible, StarBoards are iron-on PCB (printed circuit boards) that you can sew through with a sewing machine and conductive thread. They can also be soldered on directly with regular wire or hand stitched. Because […]
3D-printable baking soda & vinegar rocket
Thingiverse user Ben of Camas, WA, designed and printed this sleek rocket, filled it with baking soda and vinegar, shook it, then placed it on the ground and watched it take off. True success! Today, powered by pure bicarb ($1.99) and 5% strength pickling vinegar ($0.99) it flew as high as the house – about […]
Amazing Home-Built Chicken Coop
This chicken coop from Heather Bullard is simply amazing. The details are gorgeous and it’s incredibly functional, too. Along with some beautiful pictures of the various elements of the coop, Heather shares some tips and resources for raising chickens in her post as well. Most impressive! [via @DesignSponge]
Puzzle table bases
These glueless interlocking table bases based on burr puzzles are from Bulgarian architect Petar Zaharinov. I discovered them while perusing last year’s entries to the Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Competition.
Modular synth haunted by supernatural ghost patch!
… well, either that or Charlie Visnic’s Doepfer modular had some serious electrical issues … then again, it may just be another eye-catching entry in his self-assigned mission to “Do something creative at least once a day and document it”. Yah, I suppose that seems a tad more likely – It was midnight when I […]