James Bruton of Southampton, UK, wrote in to share his dollar store (or 99p store in the UK!) Arc Reactor — it looks great! Since I’m building an entire Iron Man suit, I decided that I should really build an Arc Reactor prop. This is intended to be like the Arc Reactor in the original […]
Print isn’t dead yet, and I love magazines. I tend to horde them past their release date, so a magazine rack is a must to keep peace in my house. This elegant sling magazine rack tutorial would be a great addition to anyone’s house!
Some days I’m feeling a little bit more punk rock than others. This is one of those days. Not only would a pair of tights like this be fun to wear, I think they would be really satisfying to make. The ripping and tearing is the kind of craft I could get behind today. More: […]
I had a little tent house over my bed as a kid and felt like I could sneak away form the world in my secret hide-away. Create a similar cozy clubhouse over your little one’s bed as Miki did in this great post by Apartment Therapy.
NASA JPL researchers present a 250-mm diameter omni-directional anchor that uses an array of claws with suspension flexures, called microspines, designed to grip rocks on the surfaces of asteroids and comets and to grip the cliff faces and lava tubes of Mars. [via Techland; thanks Bigpaws!]
Make a gorgeous beaded two finger ring with this video tutorial from The Creative Muslimah! You can also see more detail photos of the rings over on her site. More: How-To: Leather-Wrapped Rings @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Nail Polish Ring Refashion @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Ring Display Case @Craftzine.com blog
Here’s a fun Android Breathalyzer prototype using the IOIO board, a Seeed alcohol sensor and Li-po Rider power module, and a Li-po battery inside an Altoid tin.
