Swiss Miss points us to the fabulous work of Jessica Decker. These giant cross-stitched canvases are incredibly awesome. See more examples of her work and close up images of the giant stitches over on her web site.
Continue ReadingHans Andersson, whose Tilted Twister was one of the first (if not the first) Lego Rubik’s cube solvers, created this elegantly engineered Mindstorms clock. [Via The NXT Step]
Continue ReadingBeth from Hungry Happenings pretty much always amazes me with her modeling chocolate prowess, but her cauldron candy apple recipe and tutorial completely blows my mind! Every detail is so wonderfully perfect that I’m not sure I’d even be able to eat one. Have I mentioned that Halloween is my favorite? Inspired to craft something […]
Continue ReadingHeidi Kenney of My Paper Crane has a quick and easy tutorial for turning a sock into a little Jack-O-Lantern fellow. This would be a fun project at Halloween parties this weekend! Also check out her sweet witch ornament download and tutorial.
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Redditor Quilbert painted her fingernails from left to right, zero to nine, black to white, to remind her of the resistor value color codes before a test (and, probably, forever afterward). No, she assures the predictable hecklers, it wasn’t cheating, as she was allowed a color code chart to refer to during the test, anyway. [via adafruit]
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All components are through-hole, making this Simon kit great for beginners. Reviewer Thomas O’Brien from San Antonio writes: “The instruction booklet is very well written and goes step by step with clear explanations. My grandson Ben, 5, helped put components in the holes of the circuit board, then I soldered them, and he clipped the […]
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Make a mind-blowing remote controlled “Meka-Inchworm” robot with this fun, no-soldering-required kit. You’ve got to love a machine that moves like a bug! It’s Japanese, but we’ve got English instructions at makezine.com/go/inchworm. MAKE is proud to be the exclusive distributor in North America for these brilliant kits, part of Gakken’s Mechanical Animals Series. Reviewer Tyler Bennett […]
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