How-To: Spinning Tops From Plastic Bottle Caps
Sara of Creative Jewish Mom shares this brilliant and quick project for turning plastic bottle caps into spinning tops, perfect for Hanukkah games and general fun for kids and adults alike.
Year: 2010
Crafty Events
This weekend it’s wall-to-wall craft fairs! In this post alone, there are 26 craft fairs listed, and I’m sure that’s only a fraction of the number that are actually happening. Buy handmade gifts this weekend! It’s a solid way to infuse some $$ in your local economy. Click to add an event to the online […]
New in the Maker Shed: MicroSD card breakout board
The MicroSD card breakout board from the Maker Shed makes logging data with your Arduino really easy. Simply connect 4 wires to the digital pins of your Arduino, along with +5V and GND, and you will be reading and writing data to a micro SD card using the SDfat library. Features Onboard 5v->3v regulator provides […]
NASA Funds Nationwide High School Student Robotics Program with $20m
While this news will not hit the radars of folks tuned to Groupon acquisitions and Facebook IPOs – I think this is a really good investment… NASA is providing up to $20 million over the next five years to support a national program to inspire student interest in science, technology and mathematics with a focus […]
How-To: Quilled Holiday Card
By Ann Martin Learn to make two types of quilled bows to decorate a Christmas card. Even a small amount of quilling will add a touch of elegance. You’ll be able to create a batch of cards quite quickly, especially if they are made assembly line style. I find it makes the job go faster […]
Lego syringe
Our own Sean Ragan whipped up this entirely-Lego syringe— what a frightful delight! Parts list, instructions, and a kit are available if you want to make your own.
How-To: Advent Calendar With Window Punchouts
Jan over at Daisy Janie created a really cool advent calendar that lets participants punch out small windows to reveal their daily treats. She writes: Without numbers, it looks modern and lets the person punching out each window decide which route to take through the 25 Days of Christmas! I love that! You could make […]
