Smart Scarf Collection by Diana Eng
Diana Eng created this mini collection of scarves inspired by math and science!
Month: February 2011
Nail Self-Portrait
This project is done on a sheet of heavy 3/4? plywood, 48? (four feet) square, with a grid of a half dozen different kinds of nails and screws spaced roughly 5/16? apart (and some wire to do the lines in my signature). That means that there are well over 20,000 pixels in the project, and […]
Awesome Rainbows And Unicorns Birthday Party
Jessica of Juicy Bits orchestrated a most awesome rainbows and unicorns party for her six-year-old daughter’s birthday. Her post is filled with some amazing eye candy pictures of all the components of the party, including great rainbow yarn balloons, a tasty smorgasbord of rainbow-themed candies, colorful rainbow paper mobiles and more. I think one of […]
Wireless Mesh Networking for LEGO Mindstorms
The NXTBee from dexter industries lets you connect to multiple NXTs and other devices using standard XBee radios. Now your NXT can talk to another NXT or an entire swarm.
Skill Set: Teaching Kids to Saw
In response to our woodworking skills theme, a shop teacher, Mr. Patrick, aka the WorkshopCowboy, sent us a link to this article he did on his blog about teaching safe sawing to young people. The one-handed technique is great for students to gain a “feel” for cutting the wood correctly. A saw should glide through […]
MAKE Volume 25: Retro Skype Phone
One of my favorite articles in MAKE Volume 25’s hefty “Arduino Revolution” section shows you how to convert a classic 1930s retro telephone into a Skype phone. The project was created by frequent contributor Andrew Lewis. In his article, Andrew explains that he is a fan of Skype but doesn’t like the way modern Skype […]
Paper Doily Garland
I took paper doilies and strung them along a piece of twine to make a long garland in my kitchen for Valentine’s Day. Simply string the twine in one hole of the doily and back out another hole on the opposite side. Once you’ve got the length you want, tape the twine down on the […]
