By now, hopefully, most of you will have seen Steve Hoeffer’s Tacit haptic wrist rangefinder project in MAKE Vol 29. MAKE regular David Prutchi recently saw it, and just sent me a link to this functionally similar device built by his daughter Hannah back in October. While Steve’s rangefinder goes “all out” with an embedded […]
Anne Martin points us to this cool teapot made from a ticket roll by artist Brian Jewett. The piece was commissioned by a couple who has been collecting tea pots for almost 30 years. Be sure to check out his other ticket roll pieces and film bowls. They are stunning!
If you’re looking for a cheap fill light for your video work, check out YouTube member DTapeProductions DIY light panel using stick-on 12V LED light strips. It’s not going to be daylight temperature or color corrected, but it’ll throw some accent light where you’ll need it for cheap. In the video they say you’ll have to solder the strips together, but if you’d like to save some time, you’ll find that there are plenty of solderless connectors available online.
Check out this popup flash bouncer from Flickr user synthetic_meat that uses a piece of recycled foil-lined cardboard box to diffuse your cameras built-in flash.
The second annual Global Hackerspace Cupcake Challenge will take place this coming weekend. The goal? To send cupcakes to other hackerspaces and have them arrive in pristine condition. Here are the rules: * Cupcake must be a standard sized or larger cupcake with frosting and at least one sugar based topper/decoration. * The cupcake should […]
Martha Stewart’s craft of the day on Sunday was this sweet Valentine pin cushion. A quick way to show someone you care – and use up your fabric scraps!
Can you fix this broken heart? From Simply Fun Stuff, here’s a tangram puzzle with a downloadable pattern that works as a last minute handmade V-day gift, or as a night-before-Valentine craft for kids.
