Megan Andersen, a crafter in Los Angleles, shares her cute as heck Needle-Felted Easter Peeps! “Making your own FELTED bunnies is a great was to stay festive, without packing in the sugar!” she explains, and truer words were never written. If you are in the Santa Monica, CA area, take her class on April 16 at […]
The good kind. You know, with little marshmallow candies shaped like chicks baby birds. Built by Kyle Ringgenberg:
In the spirit of Easter, I’ve designed and constructed an audio-animatronic “Peep” Show. This is inspired by a long-running pun amongst of group of friends of mine. Total part count: 10 Servos, 29 LEDs, 1 Arduino, 1 Audio Decoder IC, 1 Push Button, 1 0.5 W Speaker, ~650 Lines of Code, 3 Sheets of Foamboard, 5? of Balsa Wood, 3? of Dowels, 25? of Wire, & 11 Peeps.
[Thanks, Rachel!]
Longtime CRAFT pal, Moxie, is profiled today on CNN Living. At the heart of her life and art is a childlike sincerity. The 40-year-old former director of an aftercare program sees people as full of troubled stories but essentially worth connecting to. I always love learning more about artists’ backgrounds, creative process and motivation, and […]
The Monochron clock kit from the Maker Shed is a completely hackable, open source, clock kit that has a funky retro feel. It can be programmed to display several different clock “faces” or you can program you own. The kit comes complete with all electronics (soldering required), laser cut case, and power plug. Hint, Hint […]
Learn how to make kokedama, a Japanese string garden, from Aura over on Design*Sponge today. Such a lovely and interesting way to bring nature into your home.
After staring at the Union Square clock about 100 times, I decided to replicate it at home, so that I can watch the digits scroll by on my desktop. I named the clock after one of my favorite quotes from the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops, where the protagonist is politely asked for […]
Remember how mom always said, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all?” Why couldn’t it have been, “If you have something nice to say, put it on bunting and hang it in your house!” Paying compliments to your friends (or heck, even yourself) is something we should all do […]
