As I spoke to more makers, it started to become clear that Google+ Hangouts might just be the “next hackerspaces” โ not in meat space but in the online world where skill sharing, project sharing, and collaboration can finally happen (more easily). There were are other ways to do this, but Google+ Hangouts seem to be the shiny new toy at the moment.
By Joy Charde Do you post pictures on the fridge? How about at your office desk? Want a fun way to display your photos? Well, I’ve got you covered… I’ve made four doodle frames for you to use! The fun part is that you can color these too – a great craft to do with […]
Quad Cities Co-Lab used GE Color Effects Christmas lights and an Arduino to build their matrix. Also check out this build video.
Wallpaper is daunting for a few reasons, one of them being the peeling off part. Design Milk features a great solution for this with Znak’s tear-off wallpaper. You can custom the design to your liking by tearing off pieces. I particularly dig how you or your small fry can create a mural over it, then […]
I love it when embroidery floss and electronics mix, and artist Tomofumi Yoshida added another one of my favorite things to this piece: the Tokyo transit map! The little map is stitched on an Arduino Mega shield.
June Gilbank of Planet June created this fantastic amigurumi tribute to Peter Falk’s character, Columbo. When I heard that Peter Falk had passed away I decided to make an amigurumi Columbo as a tribute to all the years of brilliance he brought to his most famous role.
This week, Diane and Haley are at Summer CHA in Chicago. Diane has been sending back loads of pictures of cool things she’s spotted, like Crafty Chica glitter tattooing folks, Star Wars scrapbook materials and really cool foldable flowers. Check out our CHA gallery over on our Facebook page for more sneak peeks at all […]
