Back in 2007, I did a post linking to the “world’s largest yarn stash”, belonging to the mother-in-law of Anna from Mochimochi Land. Recently, Anna checks in with her MIL Bonney and the yarn stash, who claims that thanks to the Internet she’s accumulated more yarn since 2007 and her stash now totals about a […]
I love the bright pop of color and softness this crochet stool cozy from Lily of block-a-day. I love even more that it was a project that she made up as she went along. It’s delightful!
Yesterday’s post about artist Wayne Chisnall’s life-size model kit of his own body actually marks the second time I have posted about a life-size plastic model kit version of something, and the second time a commenter has responded by mentioning James May’s life-size Airfix Spitfire model from the first episode of his 2009 BBC series Toy Stories. Which means it’s time for a proper post. Unfortunately May’s model doesn’t have a very robust web presence. The BBC hosts a streaming teaser video for the episode, and this page has a brief review. If anybody’s got a better link, your comment would be appreciated.
Instructables user thematthatter writes: My mom and I used to make these Six Pack Snowflakes when I was little. This year she surprised me with a set of 6 pack rings and made me feel guilty until I made one for my new house. These lovely snowflakes are created with the 6 pack “rings” that […]
I’ve long admired Abigail Patner Glassenberg’s gorgeous soft sculptures, with their beautiful shaping and subtle details. She’s recently started a series on her blog, While She Naps, about the elements of soft toy design, and she’s taking readers through each step of designing, testing and creating softies. So far, her posts are highly detailed and […]
We love it when our customers share their projects! This example by Todd Moore uses an Arduino and a LoL Shield to make a simulated rain pattern on the display. Not bad for a first Arduino project! Thanks for sharing Todd. Building and coding the Arduino Lol Shield has been a lot of fun. My […]
The Pixel Qi screen from the Maker Shed is a revolutionary plug-and-play LCD display technology for your netbook. This one-of-a-kind 10.1-inch display offers two modes, an easy-to-read multimedia color mode, or a crisp low power e-reader mode. The e-reader mode has 3 times the resolution of the fully saturated color mode, allowing for a high […]
