Bacon Starry Night Welcome to August, Crafters! Our theme for this month is a new one – and yet, not really that new at all. We’ll be focusing on Quirky Crafts, which are projects that are a little funny and very original, and often help us see making things in new ways. Superhero Garden Gnomes […]
Marcia Weber transformed this turn of the century caboose into her permanent residence, and lives in it year-round in northeast Pennsylvania. At just under 350 square feet, it boasts all the amenities of a standard home, including a washer and dryer, bathroom, kitchen, living area and multiple beds. But it also has loads of special […]
Our good friend Tod Kurt, of ThingM, shows how to control a strip of RGB LEDs using the BlinkM MaxM driver and a FreeM IR remote receiver. I used some similar strip lighting and a MaxM for a friend’s Halloween costume, and really liked being able to program the blink pattern via Arduino. The addition […]
Serious rocket enthusiast Steve Jurvetson built these units for his rockets. They feature G-Wiz HCX flight computers and the one on the right has a Flip camera for some aerial video.
Lindsay Boo Barrasse seems to have raised the geeky DIY crafting bar by making this Princess Leia costume out of duct tape. Then she modeled it in front of the periodic table, just for good measure. I used 4 1/2 rolls of 15 yard white duct tape, one roll of black for the hair and […]
Another wonderful idea from Mitch Altman: Here is a 14-page download-and-print hackerspace passport you can carry on your travels to commemorate and advertise all the cool community workspaces you’ve visited.
Oh Internets, I love you. The Nyan Cat Machine from ddi7i4d on Diviant Art. Print, fold and make your own! Not sure who Nyan Cat is? Watch this. [via @thinkgeek]
