Click to add an event to the online calendar Click to email me a call for vendors. Coming Up This Weekend: First Sunday Arts Festival Annapolis, MD Jul. 3 Call for Vendors: Bazaar Bizarre SF at JPOP Summit San Francisco, CA Aug. 27-28 Fee: $400 Deadline to apply: Until full Indie Mart San Francisco, CA […]
Easily overlooked, but elemental to electronics hardware, the manually operated switch is the simplest of electromechanical devices — and likely the most familiar. While the most basic switch is … well, quite basic — there’s a crazy-huge variety of switch types & sizes available to the electronics maker nowadays. Those new to the soldering & schematics scene will surely benefit from an introduction to some of the terms and formats relevant to various switch species.
Pete Prodoehl needed a button. A button with a USB connection that would emulate a single keypress. He’s built two now. They’re dead simple. I have no particular need for such a button, but this photo is making me itch to build one of my own.
By Jessica Wilson You may already know that I am a HUGE fan of garlands and bunting. So I don’t think it should be too surprising that I’ve got a nifty Fourth of July inspired garland up my sleeve for you. The color combo of red, white, and blue is often a crowd pleaser, so […]
The third issue of CraftSanity Magazine is just out, and this is cause for celebration. In this age where we’re losing printed craft magazines seemingly every day, Michigan crafter (and podcaster) Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood is keeping an independent craft magazine alive. I got to talk with Jennifer about how this project is both challenging and deeply […]
I was so happy a few weeks back when the daily Detroit Groupon was for Haberman Fabrics. Since I love to see what kind of crafty things my friends buy, I thought I’d share with you what I purchased. What kind of crafty tools have you picked up recently? Pillow form Small Olfa rotary tool […]
Time lapse video by Elias Politis, uppermost, and single image composite of same, immediately above. It’s NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 25.
