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Aperion: Charles Gadeken

Aperion: Charles Gadeken

Charles Gadeken demonstrates Aperion, a large sculpture depicting a flower resting on three large leaves. Aperion is a large tesla coil which processes sound into electrical impulses. At Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 he uses an electric guitar as a controller for the massive Tesla coils that are part of Aperion. The sculpture detects the […]

DIY Shoe Bling

DIY Shoe Bling

THE GIVEAWAY is CLOSED. THE WINNER IS Willow3HeartsXOX!!! Thanks everyone for entering!

Today on Corinne’s Craft Closet, I show you how to bling out a pair of old high heel shoes. No need to pay an arm and a leg for them at the shoe store! OMG SHOES!

I am also giving away a 750 kit of Tulip Iron-on crystals, packs of the 300 count iron-on crystals and one Tulip heat setting tool! To enter the giveaway, leave a comment below telling me why you should be the lucky recipient. Recipient will be decided on September 30th, 2011.

Maker Wedding Enlightenment

Maker Wedding Enlightenment

Earlier this summer, Brett was working on a nifty 3 LED and 2 AAA battery holder design at the Boston Area Makerbot meetup. We get together when enough people feel the need, generally at Sprout in Somerville. When we got together again this week, he was able to happily report on the project and the role his making played in the big day.

The initial plan was to use throwies, but I felt they wouldn’t give as much light as a commercial 3 LED solution. This led me to a fun, albeit time consuming project.

How-To: Breadboard Pincushion

Instructables user, Plusea, shares this cool tutorial for making a functioning breadboard pincushion. This pincushion design has strips of conductive fabric adhered to its surface, so that metal pins or component contacts that protrude through the same piece of conductive fabric are electrically connected. This cushion can be used for prototyping electrical circuits as well […]