I love my “Natalie” sewing machine. It’s a great tool, and has been a dependable workhorse. I picked it up from a local business called The Sewing and Vacuum Place. I was thrilled to find that Pam and her partner in the business, have a great YouTube channel with lots of videos about machines. In […]
For this week’s Toolbox column, I want to cover “homely tools,” those “nothing special” items in your toolbox that you couldn’t live without — that awesome pair of scissors you got from your grandmother that you use all the time, the hammer who’s balance, weight, and grip you always appreciate whenever you wield it, the […]
Garrett Tillman writes in: When I went to install a pegboard in my kitchen, I figured I’d have it double as a kitchen home for my iPad. The iPad is a great kitchen accessory, but trying to keep it away from all my spills and messes has been a challenge. I created this cool, out-of-the-way […]
Bonnie at StarWars.com shows you how to make a space slug door draft blocker using old socks and my favorite, googly eyes.
This Instructable details how to build a Stirling engine out of a few soda cans, a balloon, and some terminal blocks (and other bits and pieces). Power is provided by tea candles. In the second vid, the builder uses his engine to power a radio. Build a Coke Can Stirling Engine More: How-To Tuesday: Teacup […]
What a sweet birthday gift for a friend with a new sewing machine: an elegant sewing box. Silke Stoddard over at Martha Stewart’s The Crafts Dept. blog put together this one using readily available containers and supplies from a few big box stores but then personalized it by making a lovely leather case for the […]
A functional piece of kinetic art from Jaems Coury. Shown here is number five in a limited series of hand-made lamps.
