Glowie Easter Eggs
Easy glowing Easter Eggs for nighttime hunting have LED throwies inside (LEDs taped to 3V coin cells).
Month: April 2012
How-To: Kid Glitter Shoes
Lacy Stroessner, of Living on Love, created these glitter-coated shoes for her daughter after being inspired at the store. If these shoes could talk, I’m sure they’d say, “it’s time to tap dance!”
Students Accidentally Leave Science Fair Robot On Plane
Maker Faire is coming up, if you’re traveling on planes to the event, keep all this in mind. I realize just by posting this it will cause some “passionate” debate – but I think there’s value in talking about this so we can all work together and travel without too many problems.
Poster Pixelater
Ad-cutting is a kind of guerrilla art form, in which parts of adhesive-backed subway poster ads are creatively cut, peeled, and/or mixed-and-matched with one another to subvert the message of the original ad or otherwise make an original statement. This latest offering from NYC’s Free Art and Technology collective is a tool, not just for […]
How-To: DIY Prada-Inspired Rose Earrings
Add some thrifty high style to your jewelry box with this Prada-inspired rose earrings tutorial from Erica at Honestly…WTF! I love the current retro resin flower jewelry trend, and the addition of the sparkly chandelier dangle really makes these stand out. Even if the earrings aren’t your style, this tutorial offers tons of basic jewelry-making […]
Arduino-Controlled Chicken Coop Door
I really dig SiliconFarmer’s detailed instructions on how to automate a chicken coop door. It uses a windshield wiper motor and a custom-designed Arduino shield to control it. Schematics and lots of deets on the project page. [thanks, Akiba!]
Handmade Glass Resonating Phonograph Horns
Artist Jeremy LeClair, of Various Artists Records, had these beautiful glass resonating phonograph horns made for him by glass artist Joe Forestall and now he can acoustically play to two different parts of a record at the same time!