Software, meet hardware. The Netduino Mini from the Maker Shed is an open source electronics platform using the .NET Micro Framework. The board features a 32-bit microcontroller and a rich development environment, making it a perfect solution for engineers and hobbyists alike. Features 1.2″ x 0.6″ – tiny “DIP microchip” form factor with edge pins […]
Good morning Crafters! We are so excited to be the first stop for Martha Stewart’s Blog Tour today with a special article excerpt from Martha Stewart Living’s January issue on how to mend knits. Learn how to repair small holes in sweaters, fix a pulled thread, save a buttonhole, and lots more! Just download the […]
I was one of a generation of American secondary school students who didn’t even have the option to take “industrial arts” classes. Fortunately, I got plenty of hands-on how-to training at home, from Dad, who had a workbench and a garage full of tools that he was patient enough to let me borrow, use, break, and lose while I figured out how to use them.
Andy’s lovely mood lamp looks even better under the hood! To keep the pattern of light even, he devised a really sweet dodecahedral assembly of custom circuit boards with SMD LEDs mounted on them. The first thing I did was devise a plane for the “bulb.” I decided to go with a dodecagon, which I […]
Check out this awesome Jules Verne tribute cake created by Mike McCary of Mikes Amazing Cakes. It’s a combo tribute to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and A Trip to the Moon. Love it! [via @bonniegrrl] Related: Angry Birds Cake Dr. Who Birthday Cake Dalek Cake Super Mario Level Cake Star Wars AT-AT Wedding Cake
Portlander Drew Devereux scratch-built this swell cargo bike so his canine pal, Sadie, could come along on rides.
Kinect hacker Stephen Howell has been hard at work producing a number of short demonstrations showing the possibilities of using the Scratch visual programming language with a Microsoft Kinect controller. How-to and examples are available on his site.
