After all of the rain we got in Brooklyn yesterday, this scooter quilt block from Kirie at Shape Moth brought a little much-needed sunshine into my morning. I mean, who doesn’t love a scooter?! I’d like to whip one of these up, slap it on a messenger bag, then run off to Europe for a […]
Evolve or die! The Game of Life Kit, from the Maker Shed, is a simple electronic project that plays Conway’s Game of Life. Invented by Jeff Conway in 1970, it’s a mathematical game that simulates “colonies” that grow or die based on how crowded or lonely they are, and it’s known for the way it creates a beautiful organic display out of randomness. Make one kit and keep it on your desk, or attach multiple kit modules together to create a large display.
Kate of Foxs Lane stitched up this delightfully colorful crochet cover for the spare tire on her caravan. Now that’s the kind of vehicle I want to find myself behind at a stop light. Related: Crochet Covered Smart Car
Paul Ferragut’s Time Print Machine interprets color saturation as the time the a pen is allowed to soak into blotting paper. DIY printing system using felt pen on blotting paper. This machine functions in a similar way to a CNC machine, with an incorporated program to print any image using a time-based algorithm. According to […]
I was deep into a google image search session when I caught a glimpse of one of Joanne Conklin’s homemade New Kids On The Block sweaters and, needless to say, it stopped me in my tracks. Joanne posted some pictures of these sweaters on her blog and explained the circumstance in which she made them. […]
This lovely hand-made component, built as part of a crystal radio set Instructables user Jezan assembled for his son, started out as a sheet of 1.5 mm aluminum that looks like it may have come from the side of an old file cabinet. Jezan used minimal tools…
This swell laptop bag from Joy of How Joyful for Sew, Mama, Sew! would be a perfect back-to school project, especially for college students who need a stylish way to tote their laptops and books across campus.
