Greg Friedland of San Francisco, CA, wrote in with his 32-square-foot LED matrix. The lights in the Aurora consist of a grid of 544 RGB LEDs capable of ~16 million colors attached to a 4′ by 8′ wood board. The LEDs are controlled by a microcontroller, which is in turn controlled by a program running […]
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This is quite possibly my favorite yarn bombing of all time. Sarah Rudder created a knitted R2D2 cover for a concrete street post in Bellingham, Washington. I set out in March of this year in the shadow of many talented knitters and crocheters, determined to yarn-bomb a lackluster part of downtown Bellingham, Washington. The pedestrian […]
Nancy Dorsner of Dabbled consistently creates amazing geeky cakes for her kids’ birthdays, and this year was no exception. She’s been posting teaser pics of this fantastic Dalek cake she made for her son, and now she has a complete tutorial for creating your own. I love seeing what ordinary materials she transforms into the […]
The folks at Pensa have uploaded the bill of materials, code, and models of the custom parts for 3D printing for DIWire, their open-source wire-bending machine.
Slipcasting is a molding process for ceramics that can be used to produce hollow forms having a relatively thin shell. It is an ancient, elegant, ingenious technique, consisting of six basic steps…
Give your IKEA furniture an infusion of color and style with this custom IKEA furniture leg tutorial from Amélie at Morning by Foley! The tutorial is in French, but you can scroll down to the bottom for an English translation. [Via Decor Hacks] More: How-To: Faux Antique Card File Drawers @Craftzine.com blog DIY Craft Table […]
