How-To: Candy Cane Mints
Believe it or not, there is still plenty of time to make a batch of homemade gifts for your friends. These candy cane mints from Cheeky Kitchen are a perfect case-in-point. Get the quick and easy recipe over on her blog.
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Paper Arduino Leonardo
This Arduino Leonardo clone by Inigo Zuluaga is the latest example of PaperDuino, where an Arduino is created using a paper printout as a wiring diagram, bill of materials, and construction pattern. [Via Dangerous Prototypes]
A Synchronized Army of Hacked Elmo Robots
Michael over at MAKE posted this fantastic video about Adrianne Wortzel’s synchronized army of Tickle-Me-Elmos. As if anyone needed to make them more terrifying than they already were, I’ve met those little dudes, and they were intimidating before; now they’re organized.
HELLO! My Name is LED Nametag Kit
Larry Ogrodnek created this fun LED Nametag Kit, an electronics hobbyist’s version of those ubiquitous “HELLO! My Name Is” stickers that are typically worn at awkward gatherings. An onboard Attiny13 microcontroller allows you to switch between four built-in programs: all letters on, letter chase, fade, and blink. To help you make your own custom nametag, Larry even set up an online name layout tool to help you figure out where the LEDs should be placed before you solder them in.
Draft-Sensing Noselight Glows When You Breathe
Weird? Certainly. Slightly disturbing? Arguably. Wonderful? I think so, yes. I featured a picture of creator Noda Akira showing his device off at Make Tokyo Meeting 07 in last week’s MAKE Flickr pool roundup, and Akira himself turned up in the comments to identify himself, claim credit for the device, and link to the embedded video showing off how it works.
How-To: Log Cabin Napkins
Here’s a great way to dress up plain fabric napkins and get practice making log cabin blocks all in one project. Caitlin from Salty Oat shares her tutorial for bright and cheery log cabin block napkins over on Fat Quarterly.
DIY Papercraft Pinhole Camera
Folded into shape and held together with a couple of rubber bands, the Blinky from d-school pals Liv and Léa holds a standard roll of 35mm film that’s manually advanced using wooden dowels. It’s compact size offers ease of use and the standard film size makes processing a snap.