Month: July 2011

In the Maker Shed: Serial RFID Card Reader

In the Maker Shed: Serial RFID Card Reader

The Parallax Serial RFID Card Reader, from the Maker Shed, is a great way to add hardware based authentication into your next project. This easy to use board requires only 4 connections to your PC or Arduino. The RFID Reader Module can be used in a wide variety of hobbyist and commercial applications, including access control, automatic identification, robotics, navigation, inventory tracking, payment systems, and car immobilization.

How-To: Build a Summer Wind Chime

Michele Pacey found some old bamboo stakes in a garage-clean-out, and decided to turn them into this colorful wind chime. I love the hand-painted details! Michele shares a tutorial for painting and building this chime on her blog, Michele Made Me. The project is part of a monthly collaboration called Point of View, where groups […]

Project Project Runway

The new season of Project Runway starts tonight, and Kat and Susan of Just Crafty Enough are sponsoring another round of Project Project Runway. Crafters are invited to join the group and create doll-sized pieces that follow each week’s challenge from the show. There were some really fun outfits in last season’s Project Project Runway, […]