How-To: Build A Victorian Library
John Clarke Mills has been updating us on the progress of his creation of a Victorian style library for the San Francisco Victorian home he’s been renovating. The library is done and it looks great.
Month: September 2011
Baby-in-a-Bag Tintin Rocket Costume
In honor of Haley’s recent Tintin-inspired Cardboard Cat Rocket project, check out this Tintin rocket baby costume by Instructables user kapttain. [Instructions in English and Spanish.] It’s clearly for an immobile baby, as it is a costume bag. Good luck getting a crawling baby to stay put in that!
Handmade Pirate Film
Daisy Edwards is an awesome animator and is currently working on She’s A Rebel a stop animated short film about the escapades of the kick-tuckus female pirate Anne Bonny and her trusty, dress-making side-kick Pierre.
News From The Future: Your Car Is An EEG
Emergency braking assistance has the potential to prevent a large number of car crashes. State-of-the-art systems operate in two stages. Basic safety measures are adopted once external sensors indicate a potential upcoming crash.
The ‘Breathalyzer Jacket’
Syuzi over at Fashioning Technology posted this pragmatically stylish ‘Breathalyzer Jacket‘ by Matt Leggett. This jacket is embedded with an Arduino microprocessor, an alcohol sensor, and a series of LED’s that provide an elegant solution to the drink driving problem. The alcohol sensor is embedded in the collar, and the LED’s run up the left […]
Camera Desk Lamp
The versatility of this camera lamp by Kirsty from kootoyoo really has my imagination going. A quirky, adjustable light that that’s just as useful as it is cool-looking? Yes, please!
Our first Maker Press book: DIY Bookbinding
Bookbinding may well be a dying art in this digital age, but you can still learn how to do it yourself with this easy-to-follow ebook. In fact, you can reverse the course of evolution and convert this particular digital specimen into a durable, hand-stitched book that will last for generations. When you’re finished, this ebook will truly be “hands-on.”
