How-To: Wrapped Rhinestone Earrings
Jenni of I Spy DIY shares a tutorial for making these cute wrapped rhinestone earrings. They’d be a perfect match to these wrapped bracelets.
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Spherical Flying Machine
Developed by the research department of Japan’s Ministry of Defense, the Spherical Flying Machine is a first of its kind remote control vehicle that can perform a vertical take off and landing and has the ability to use its surface for locomotion.
Perfect “They Live” Costumes
I think I just figured out what I’m going to be for Halloween next year. I love these masks of the aliens from John Carpenter’s cult classic, They Live. On Kiersten Essenpreis blog, she has process photos of the build.
SparkFun at Android Open: IOIO Untethered and Meet the Electric Sheep
One of the projects featured at the Mini Maker Faire was Ytai Ben-Tsvi’s IOIO, an Android hardware accessory kit that predated the Open Accessory Development Kit (ADK), and is a bit simpler to use: there’s no need to do any programming on the microcontroller, you can load firmware updates from the Android phone, and the Android programming side is pretty darn easy, too. On top of that, the IOIO supports a lot more phones than the ADK does: while the ADK requires Android 2.3.4 or greater, the IOIO will talk to a phone as old as the G1!
How-To: Spider Web Necklace
This spider web necklace from Margot Potter might be a few years old, but it’s still stunningly beautiful and looks like it would be fun to make and would be quite the show stopper at a Halloween party. Get the full how-to over on her blog. Inspired to craft something for Halloween? Be sure to […]
Maker Seeking Help with Wind Turbine
In the comments to an old post that Becky did in 2009, about Instructable user brokengun single-engine single rotor wind turbine (pictured above), a maker from India is trying to build a similar turbine and having problems.
Homemade Fire-Breathing Dragon
I stumbled upon these pictures of a homemade fire-breathing dragon by Memphis-based maker Early Ehlinger and I just had to share. This thing is so cool! It reaches 20′ into the air, from nose to tail is 40′ long, and is is accented with other props and decor in the surrounding yard.
