Iron Man Origami
One of many really impressive models from MIT staffer Brian Chan. [via CRAFT]
Month: May 2011
How-To: Minecraft Brunch Cubes
Play with your food! Instructables user supersoftdrink provided a method for Minecraft brunch: brunchcraft!
In the MakerShed: Fiber Optics Kit
Learn the basics of fiber optics communications while you build this exciting kit. Transmit your voice or 1kHz signal through the fiber optic cable to a fiber optic receiver. Transmitter and receiver are on separate boards and can be located hundreds of feet apart! Requires 2 9V batteries.
How-To: Embroidered Growth Chart
Emily from The Student/Teacher has a tutorial for this sweet embroidered version of a growth chart over on The Long Thread. The quilt version of this traditional record of your child’s growth would be an incredible heirloom piece.
Meet the Makers: Christina McFall
Christina McFall is obsessed with color, texture, form, and chemical reactions. She approaches the art of cyanotype printing with the mind of a scientist, carefully recording tests and cataloging results.
Roll Your Own RFID Tags
Beth’s prototype design, here, uses 100 turns of AWG 40 magnet wire, an ATtiny85 integrated circuit, a couple of surface-mount capacitors, and a duct-tape substrate sealed under a layer of clear packing tape. She reports that “the read range is practically indistinguishable from a mass-produced RFID card.”
How-To: Burlap Boutonniere
This cool burlap boutonniere from Suzannah of Adventures in Dressmaking is hip without trying too hard. I love the textures of the burlap and buttons and feathers all together. See how to make one yourself over on her blog!
