These personalized hangers from Lait Fraise Mag may look elegant and complex, but they’re actually quite simple to put together, and make lovely home decorations and displays. Once you’ve tried out a few and have have gotten your cursive writing skills nicely dusted off, I bet the same name writing method would work for adding […]
Continue Reading
I am not normally a fan of “cute,” but I gotta admit, this skeleton door decorator made from cleverly-cut paper plates and bits of yarn works for me, somehow. By Instructables user kazmataz. [Thanks, Kelly!]
Continue ReadingAkiba of Freaklabs and Tokyo Hackerspace wrote in with a three-part tutorial on using an Arduino to control complex lighting displays. Now that we’re moving into the holiday season, we’re about to start seeing the hard core Christmas people setting up the elaborate light displays. The equipment to switch all the lighting channels and sequence […]
Continue ReadingYou probably know fiber artist, Jimmy McBride, for his amazing galactic quilts, but he shares much more than just in-progress updates of his work on his blog. He’s just posted a how-to for pickling beets that can later be used for pickling eggs. Check out his post and join in on the pickle-along!
Continue Reading
The next generation Proto-Screw Shield from the Maker Shed is a dual-purpose prototyping shield for Arduino. Not only does it have a large 0.1″ grid prototyping area but it also extends the Arduino pins to sturdy, secure, and dependable screw terminal blocks. You even get a few bonus terminals for extra GND and four ‘free’ terminals for whatever connections you wish!
Continue ReadingInfrared light may be invisible to the human eye, but its usefulness in the world of electronics is easy to see. From simple object sensors to wireless data transmission, IR emitters & detectors can be used in a variety of different ways – and their low cost and wide availability makes them a great choice for enhancing an electronics project.
Continue ReadingToday, I saw a project that was tiny, portable, and perfect for guys and gals alike—it was like finding the holy grail of crafts! Instructables user smallenginetech created this beautiful pocket pool table using materials common to any basement or workshop, plus a few gemstone beads to keep it classy. I don’t know about you, […]
Continue Reading
