How To: Braided Scarf
This great scarf made by Put Up Your Dukes isn’t your grandma’s style. It’s fun, retro, chic and you could easily bust out a few of these for some unique Christmas presents.
Year: 2011
Pocket Size Espresso Machine
Instructables user urant shows us how to turn some copper pipe fittings, lead-free solder, a plastic syringe, and a few odd bits of hardware into a truly pocket-sized espresso maker, complete with integral alcohol stove and boiler.
Easy Crochet Projects
I am really bad at following crochet patterns. I am just SO impatient. But I love crocheting. Here is a little roundup of my favorite easy crochet projects that produce cute functional pieces. Do you know of any easy crochet projects? Let me know in a comment below! Circle Scarf Rasta Hat Bow Headband Fingerless […]
Bicycle Wheel Animations
My friend Karen Nazor send me a link to this video of animations being created, phenakistoscope/persistence of vision-style, on bicycle wheels, using paper cut-outs in the spokes. Really nifty.
Post-Turkey Playlist
For anyone needing some post-Thanksgiving energy for holiday crafting, Extreme Crafter, and Craft contributor, Garth Johnson has put together this playlist for Etsy. If you’re a fan of the Swedish Chef, you won’t be disappointed. Check out the entire playlist here.
How-To: Retro-Style Space-Themed Stockings
Create these awesome retro sci-fi Christmas stockings
NES Controller Interface for Etch A Sketch
YouTuber Alpinedelta32 created this simple but fun retro remix by combining a Nintendo Entertainment System controller with an Etch A Sketch. The drawing toyโs knobs are rotated by 12 volt stepper motors and theyโre controlled with the d-pad of the NES controller. Behind the scenes he has an Arduino for motor control and a computer power supply to provide the 12 volts needed by the steppers. Iโm guessing the next logical step is to rig the start button to flip the Etch A Sketch over and shake away the drawing.
