How-To: Stitch a Sprout Card
I love stitching on paper, so this card from Emily of Red Bird Crafts makes me really happy. She walks you through the steps of freehand machine sewing on paper so you, too, can whip up a sprout card of your own.
Year: 2010
Control your DSLR with a Nintendo DS
Open Camera Control is a project from HDRLabs to build a custom cable to interface your DSLR with a Nintendo DS.
John Park in the Maker Shed: tinyCylon kit build
They let me loose in the Maker Shed, so I grabbed a tinyCylon Kit, built it, and embedded it in a busted Nerf gun!
Winners of Built By Wendy Dresses
Congratulations to Nina of Brooklyn, NY, Tammi of Durham, NC, and Jan of Kent, OH for each winning a copy of the new book, Built By Wendy Dresses: The Sew U Guide to Making a Girl’s Best Frock by Wendy Mullin with Eviana Hartman. Thanks to everyone who entered!
How-To: Photograph “exploded” fruit
Over on DIY Photography, photographer and artist William van der Steen, has a nice tutorial on creating sliced fruit photos. [Thanks, Udi!] Create Wonderful Sliced Fruit Images More: DIY light box PVC Light box / light tent Cheap $1 light tent/light box
NYC health officials decide to allow beekeeping
NYC health officials decide to allow beekeeping… Beekeepers in New York City no longer have to keep the honey of their labors a secret. The city’s Board of Health decided Tuesday to allow beekeeping in the city after a long ban. Some New Yorkers have secretly tended beehives on rooftops and in backyard gardens for […]
Washcloth Bunnies
Petite Planet shows you how to make these adorable washcloth bunnies for your Easter baskets. It’s a great way to hold little treats in them too without using those plastic egg containers!