Here’s a dead simple storage board from HGTV – all you need to make it are some empty cans, magnets, and a cookie sheet. (And a clean-edge can opener, for safety.) Seeing this used for kids’ art supplies makes me think the design would also function well for keeping small sewing tools handy – not […]
Father’s day is Sunday, June 19, 2011. Started by Sonora Dodd to honor her father who raised five children alone after the Civil War, President Coolidge supported the idea, Lyndon signed a proclamation, and in 1972 it was official. Dad deserves something special this year. After all, he made you! Here are some gift ideas […]
By pleating a square sheet of paper with a pattern of concentric squares, one can fold a saddle shape that mathematicians call a hyperbolic paraboloid, sometimes nicknamed a hypar. Erik Demaine led a workshop at a recent Museum of Mathematics event where he showed how multiple hypars can be assembled to make star-like geometric forms.
By Jessica Wilson If you have ever happened over to my Flickr page, you might notice that I like to take pictures…of everything. I am also quite smitten with cameras; all sorts of cameras. My mister however, is not a camera person, but he does have a fondness for Animal Crackers. One day, I picked […]
Image by Tiffany Threadgould One of my favorite places to find unique upcycled projects is Unconsumption, a Tumblr blog run by a small volunteer team that’s dedicated to creative re-use. They’ve recently embarked on a very interesting effort to build an Unconsumption brand – they’ve released their logo under Creative Commons license, and are asking […]
Welcome to this weeks edition of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, where Frits and Andrew are taking a fast tour of 10 cool hobby robot projects! Here are links to the projects in the video: CNC machine v2.1 – aka “Valkyrie Reloaded” Z-39 – made by CNC HXT900 Hexapod DAGU Robot Arm with Roboduino Control […]
Vanessa from V and Co. shares some cute ideas for using jute to decorate flower pots as part of Skip to My Lou’s Craft Camp. I particularly like the jute polka dots.
