Knitted Cthulhu Balaclava
Infamous crafter Tracy Widdess of Brutal Knitting shared this fantastic knitted Cthulhu balaclava just in time for Halloween!
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BeagleBone Audio Looper
A simple three-switch effects looper for the BeagleBone Black built with open source software.
How-To: Leather Pet Name Tags
Got pets? Show your furry friends some DIY love with this leather pet name tag tutorial!
The Archivist: A DIY Book Scanner
Five years ago book digitization was the domain of giants — Microsoft and Google. Commercial book scanners cost as much as a small car. Collectively, we tried to fix that. Here’s how to build the Archivist — the VW Beetle of book scanners — cheap, durable, and tremendously effective. It’s open source (Raspberry Pi and Canon Hacks Development Kit) and made with simple materials like plywood, bungees, and skateboard bearings. As fast as you can turn the pages, the Archivist photographs them automatically and creates a zip file of the entire book, for conversion to the e-book format of your choice.
White House 3D Printing Challenge: Design a Holiday Ornament
In another move embracing the maker culture, the White House has announced their latest challenge. Design a 3D printable holiday ornament and it could be selected to be displayed at the White House. This contest is being run through Instructibles, and is open to everyone. You don’t have to have a 3D printer, simply design […]
Alex Chinneck’s Actual House of Wax
See an actual house of wax made by artist Alex Chinneck in the flesh!
DIY Temporary Art Tattoo
According to the Lana Red Studio blog, you just need to get your hands on some temporary tattoo paper, which you can use with a standard laser printer, and you too can adorn yourself with some stunning body art.