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Month: July 2013
Digital Magic 8 Ball
The Magic 8 Ball is a fun toy that answers yes or no questions in a variety of ways. There are 20 different responses that it can give (10 positive, 5 non-committal, and 5 negative). A different answer is written on each face of a 20 sided die that floats in a blue liquid.
Each time you turn over the 8 ball it randomly displays one of the answers. This can be an amusing way to speculate about life’s many questions, but it lacks versatility. So I decided to augment my Magic 8 Ball with a digital picture keychain. This let me store up to 60 picture responses and I can change them whenever I want. So in this project, I am going to show you how to make a digital picture Magic 8 Ball.
Whale Shark iPhone Cover
If you’re fond of your iPhone, then maybe the best place to keep it is in the belly of this delightful knitted whale shark iPhone cover by Ravelry user Reuben Briskie.
Giant Paper Peonies
I just discovered a sweet new spot, Corner Blog. Poppytalk posted their gorgeously over-sized Giant Paper Peonies in a DIY project round-up and now am dying to have HUGE flowers hanging from my ceiling. Aren’t you?
How-To: Invisible No-Knot Crochet Finish
Hate obvious knots in completed crochet projects? End your work without extra bulk with this invisible crochet finishing technique.
Flashback: Sew a Sparkle Tutu
Of all the classic wedding traditions, adorable flower girl ballerinas are the most essential. And they need pink sparkle tutus.
Beginning of a String
Although there have been two different Math Mondays touching just tangentially on the wonderful world of string art, it has never covered the basics of the area, and it’s high time. (Why is it high time? Hint: in preparation for non-basics to come…) The fundamental idea is that you create one or more series of connection points, regular in some way, and then stretch taut strings between the connections (again, typically in some orderly fashion), producing (hopefully!) an interesting, beautiful, and/or mathematically significant overall pattern.
