By Tiffany Threadgould If this year’s resolution is to buy less and reuse more, try out this project to give your calendar a recycled twist. Find an old CD jewel case and some scrap paper to put your months on display. You can even cut up last year’s calendar and reuse the pages this year. […]
For New Years Eve, Ch00f built these EL Wire shutter shades which use an analog circuit to react to sound like a VU meter. He’s posted full build details including schematics and tips for dealing with EL Wire, which he found to be the trickiest part of the project.
Not only is the Electronic Drum Machine T-Shirt a playable piece of clothing, but it has 63 different sounds that can be mixed, matched, and looped into the complex beat of your choosing. It comes with a mini amplifier that clips onto your pants and even goes up to 11.
Jenn at Peas and Crayons made this beautiful stamped flower stationary for a letter that she wrote to her husband on their anniversary. True to her blog’s name, she made it by playing with her food: the stamp isn’t actually a stamp at all—it’s a print made with a celery heart! What a fun idea […]
I know you may be thinking it’s a little too early to be talking Valentine’s Day around here, but there’s nothing wrong with wanting to get a little head start on your handmade projects for the big day. Cathe Holden of Just Something I Made designed this cute little print and fold airmail paper airplane […]
MIT student Matthew Keeter designed and built this sweet little portable music player for his final project in Neil Gershenfeld’s famous How to Make (almost) Anything class. The case, a union of three octagonal prisms, is laser-cut from 5.2mm plywood, and features a five-“button” capacitive touch-sensing control panel. The music is stored on an SD card, loaded in the back of the player. The PCB is two-sided, and was cut with a robot PCB mill. All source files are provided.
These knitted mushroom wrist warmers from Adrian at Hello Yarn definitely speak to my inner funky forest sprite! Ready to get your colorwork on? Head over to the site to download the free pattern. [Via Pinterest]
