Holiday Moss Tablescapes Welcome to November, Crafters! With last month’s non-stop Halloween fest of fun and craftiness, October just whizzed by. And now we switch gears as we spend more time indoors preparing for the holidays, seeing family and friends, and giving thanks. Many of our posts this month will touch on these themes, but […]
This is the “Hello World” of biotech. You will make cells that glow! Adding jellyfish genes to bacteria might sound like it’s complicated, but it’s easy!
Enid Collins is a favorite designer of mine, and it’s not just because of the Texas connection. Her whimsical, stylish bags adorned with bold art and colorful jewels always make me smile. I’m swooning over these Enid Collins-inspired ornaments from Karen Serrie, of Midwest Maude. Danielle Thompson of Thompson Family Life has a profile of […]
Being someone who already suffers from a debilitating form of arthritis, and spends most days and nights tap dancing on a keyboard, I’m amazed that I haven’t developed some form of RSI (repetitive strain injury), the catch-all term for the cumulative chronic “micro-injuries” associated with repetitive movements and work fatigue. I don’t have chronic RSI, but I do get intense wrist pain sometimes, associated with my arthritis, and occasionally, little shooting nerve pains (which always make me wonder if RSI has finally befallen me). But for the last 14 years I’ve employed a faithful tool in helping me avoid aches and pains in my hands: Handeze Therapeutic Support Gloves.
Looking to get some clean preamp boost out of your guitar, and love the tone that vintage tubes offer? Check out The Persuader pedal from Mod Kits DIY. The Persuader can take the tone of your guitar from nice and clean to that warm, smooth tube overdrive. Easy to construct with the solid instructions, this […]
Aspiring luthiers will find this a satisfying first project, with its pre-assembled mahogany body and ready-to-attach neck; youโre left with the satisfying jobs of final assembly and finishing. The woods are nice despite the low price โ the plywood fretboard being the only weak piece โ and if you build it as instructed, youโll end […]
Many middle-aged DIY enthusiasts have constructed a crystal radio set; itโs such a joy to pull radio signals out of the ether using only the radio signal itselfย for power. Unlike traditional crystal sets, the XS-402 uses a molded, high frequency choke, eliminating the frustrating coil-winding process, and features large solder pads, great for learning to […]
