Crochet Charleston Cloche Pattern
With cooler weather on its way, it’s time to grab those crochet hooks and whip up some warm, cozy and cute accessories for winter. This Charleston Cloche from Kim Guzman for Stitch Nation is a great place to start!
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3D Printing for 10-Year-Olds
Joris Peels and Artur Tchoukanov, both former i.materialise employees, have started Origo, a company which aims to develop a 3D printer for kids. Artur thought, “what would a 3D printer that would work in the home look like? What if we could make it easy enough so that kids could use it? What if it […]
How-To: Old MacDonald Puppets
I have a little cousin who is just about to turn one, and these Old MacDonald puppets from Larissa at Just Another Day in Paradise would be an absolutely perfect gift for him. I think the kitty might be my favorite, but the dog is pretty fantastic too! Head on over to the site to […]
Proscribed Printables
Interesting milestone in open-source 3D printing over at Thingiverse: User crank has published a freely-downloadable magazine for the ubiquitous AR-15 rifle. As downloaded, crank’s magazine only holds five rounds, but a person with basic 3D modelling skills could modify it with little difficulty to produce a “high-capacity” magazine. I’m not sure what the current state of law on magazine size limits is, but prior to the sunset of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban (Wikipedia) in 2004, manufacture of an AR-15 magazine with a capacity of more than 10 rounds was an offense.
How-To: Child-Sized Messenger Bag
Ruby of Zaaberry shares her instructions for making a kid-sized version of a cute messenger bag that’s just right for little ones to tote around their most prized treasures. [via Sew, Mama, Sew! on Pinterest]
CNC-cut Wooden Sega Saturn Case Mod
Why settle for off-the-shelf when you can have it your way? Turkish modder c_mon built this custom CNC-cut wooden Sega Saturn enclosure complete with 5-inch LCD liberated from a PSOne, extra cooling fans, stereo speakers, and some cool blue EL wire trim. In addition to custom engraved graphics, attention to detail is spent on custom hinges to support the combination CD drive cover/LCD monitor.
DIY Egg Timer Time-lapse Panning Mount
Check out these dead simple time-lapse panning mounts made from IKEA egg timers.