How-To: Giant Button Wall Art
Make giant button wall art for your crafting space!
Month: April 2013
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Makers and Marathoners
Today is the 117th running of the Boston Marathon on Patriot’s Day. More than 27,000 people entered the race. The Boston Marathon is the nation’s first and most prestigious marathon, but now there are over 3,000 such marathons world wide. There are more people running marathons today than ever before. I’ve been studying the marathon, exploring possible parallels to the growing maker movement. While not everybody will be a marathoner or a maker, more and more people are choosing to do something that is not easy to do, and finding it a rewarding personal accomplishment.
Knitting Tip: Knit the Sleeves First
When knitting a sweater, where do you start? Webs shares a pretty convincing argument for knitting the sleeves first.
Arduino Uno vs BeagleBone vs Raspberry Pi
The BeagleBone is the perhaps the least known of these platforms, but an incredibly capable board worthy of consideration for many projects. It is a powerful Linux computer that fits inside an Altoid’s mint container.
All three boards features that make them valuable to the hobbyist. Below is a chart I put together outlining the features of the three for comparison. If you aren’t familiar with what all these mean, that is fine. However, there are a few differences that make each of these gadgets shine in their own types of applications.
The Crocheted Foods of Kate Jenkins
Artist Kate Jenkins has produced crocheted versions of all kinds of foods, including full dinners, comfort foods, and entire menus!
47 Raspberry Pi Projects to Inspire Your Next Build
Take a look at the forty-seven projects competing in the first ever Raspberry Pi Design Contest. Projects were entered into one of four categories, and are now competing for over $3,500 in prizes provided by MCM Electronics.
