By Paul Stern If you use onions as often as I do – in everything from soup and pasta sauce to tuna salad and guacamole – it helps to be able to dice one quickly, efficiently, and without crying your eyes out. Here’s how the pros do it. For a PDF of this technique, visit […]
Ready for a more natural approach to laundry? Make your own reusable homemade dryer sheets! Transform vinegar and your favorite essential oils into eco-friendly laundry room bliss without harsh chemicals or overwhelming perfumes. Cross dryer sheets permanently off your shopping list with this homemade dryer sheet tutorial from Katie at View From the Fridge.
Are you a nature-loving gal who enjoys a bit of bling? Summer is the perfect season for a set of gorgeous gold branch hair pins! I’ve seen a ton of twig-inspired jewelry pieces and accessories lately, but this is one of the first projects that I’ve seen that actually uses the real thing. Whip up […]
East London-based engineering and designing studio Bare Conductive recently developed a new digital musical instrument accessible to everyone, including those with physical disabilities. The new technology allows an artist to express himself freely through music, regardless of physical limitations. It is one of the first instruments that is accessible for all people, enabling everyone to […]
The biggest news coming out of Maker Faire Shenzhen, outside the size and intensity of the event itself, was the announcement made by Massimo Banzi that Arduino boards using the name Genuino will be made in China by Seeed Studio. There have been plenty of Arduino clones made in China that closely copied every detail of Arduino, […]
Devoted fiber artist Sarah Stollack has taken knitting into the realm of rock and roll with her handcrafted guitars. Stollack has said, “My unique hand-knitted guitars are crafted to replicate some of the most iconic guitars in the world. These cozy creations are my ‘soft rock’ to the ‘hard rock’ the originals produced.” Each of Stollack’s unique […]
The only thing better than watching an entertaining science project and learning something new is watching and learning it from someone a quarter of my age. Samatha, 6, explains in the video below how to quickly and easily build a “cloud chamber,” otherwise known as a cosmic ray detector, with some dry ice and household […]
