Cross-Stitched British Vogue Covers
Inge Jacobson features her cross-stitched British Vogue covers on her blog. Fashionista reports that these covers were a part of Jacobson’s final degree show which took her around forty hours to complete.
Year: 2011
MAKE Volume 26: Karts & Wheels
Roll Into Spring with MAKE Volume 26: “Karts and Wheels” Garage go-kart building is a time-honored hobby for do-it-yourselfers, and we’ve got plans and articles to help you build wheeled wonders that’ll have you and the kids racing around the neighborhood in DIY style. Build a longboard skateboard by bending plywood. Propel a go-kart with […]
Cadbury Egg Inside Chocolate Cupcake
Sign me up for this culinary surprise. Can you imagine biting in to a yummy chocolate cupcake only to find a Cadbury creme egg inside? The cupcakes are from Baldwinsville, New York-based Zoe Cakes, and are topped off with a miniature egg. [via @BrettBara] Related: How-To: Homemade Cadbury Eggs Cherpumple – Pies Baked Inside Cakes!
String Map
Check out this London Tube map made from nails and string. I think this would make a great housewarming gift to a friend moving to your city, and from the looks of the time lapse making-of video, it’s quite fun to make. [via MAKE]
Why A Speeding Bicycle Tends To Stay Upright
Although I can’t say I’d care to try, or can in good conscience recommend, that trick where you let go of the handlebars at speed and sit upright in the saddle with your hands at your sides, this video from Ira Flatow’s Science Friday helps explain why it works. [Thanks, Laura!]
In the Maker Shed: Video Game Shield
The open source Video Game Shield from the Maker Shed allows you to create your own games, graphics, text, sound effects, music, and more on an Arduino! Make awesome black-and-white video games that you can play on your TV! It supports up to two Nintendo Wii Nunchuck controllers for an easy, and familiar, interface. Note: […]
How-To: Tie Dye Easter Eggs
I love the look of these “tie dye” easter eggs from Julie at Crafting a Green World. Maybe it’s just the space geek in me, but they almost look like they could be inspired by images from Hubble.