14 Crafty Gift Wrap Ideas 09/21/2012 We’re just a hop, skip, and a jump away from the holidays, and this year, I’m determined to actually wrap...
12 Rad Toilet Paper Tube Crafts 09/19/2012 The cardboard toilet paper tube is a great crafting material: cheap, upcycled, and full of possibility. Check out these 12...
Natural Dyeing 09/19/2012 Book Review: Harvesting Color by Rebecca Burgess Review by Meara O’Reilly I recently experimented with using the oxalis plant (more commonly known...
PCB Radio with London Underground Map-Configuration 09/19/2012 Artist and designer Yuri Suzuki created a working AM/FM radio on a PCB, with the copper tracks and silk screening influenced...
Watch a Glassblower Sculpt a Horse 09/19/2012 Glassblowing is beautiful to watch: seeing the artist mold the pliable molten glass into a shape using just their breath...
The Toy Capsule Lamp 09/13/2012 Whenever I buy a toy out of one of those 25-cent machines outside the supermarket, part of me always wants...
New Egg Carton Design Uses Less Cardboard 09/12/2012 In middle school, I participated in the “egg drop” project: Design a package that protects a raw egg from breaking...
Cypress Hill Played Through a Squid’s Fin 09/12/2012 Cephalopods like squid and octopuses have color-changing cells called chromatophores, which enable them to blend into their surroundings to hide from...
Moonrise Kingdom Night Light 09/07/2012 Etsy user Take It With makes translucent-image night lights of all kinds, but I really love this one, with an...
Beet Delite 09/06/2012 In my town, there is a restaurant called East West Cafe, and it serves a dip called Beet Delite. It’s...
