Custom Knit R2D2 Sweater
This is the sweater you were looking for. Erica Schoenberger of EricaKnit on Etsy offers up this rad custom knit R2D2 sweater, and can even whip up a matching R2 beanie. Love it. [via Laughing Squid and Bonnie Burton]
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Come see the RI Mini Maker Faire exhibit on Empire Street in Providence today
Today is AS220′s annual Foo Fest, and in addition to the AS220 Labs Fab Lab, as well as many artists and musicians you’ll see, the Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire has a table set up where you can get information about the Faire, and have your picture, er, point cloud taken with a Kinect connected to a Mac running Kyle McDonald’s KinectToStl. RI Mini Maker Faire will be here until 5:30, so come down soon!
How-To: Washi Tape Magnets
I do love an instant-gratification project with a sense of humor. Christen of Twirling Betty acquired some pretty Japanese Washi tape and used it to create a set of refrigerator magnets that look like… tape! The whole project takes minutes to do, and is a great way to recycle any unwanted magnets thrust upon you […]
Wooden Trolling Motor Made With Drill
Berto Aussems of Maastricht, the Netherlands, built a trolling motor powered by a drill. Anyone with a cordless drill can make this trolling motor, just from wood. This is a fun project; making it, in a couple of hours, and to navigate on still waters. OK, you have to buy a propellor, a square drillhead, […]
How-To: Cut Polymer Clay with an Electronic Cutter
Jenny from Craft Test Dummies is always coming up with new and creative uses for any craft product that she gets her hands on. Case in point, her How to Cut Polymer Clay with the Cricut tutorial takes electronic cutters out of the realm of paper craft, and shows just how versatile they can be […]
Sifteo Cubes — 21st Century Building Blocks
The concept of interactive “smart cubes” has been around for awhile, but the introduction of Sifteo brings the concept to full market realization. The basic idea is to have a set of wirelessly-connected blocks that have embedded MCUs and LCD screens that change image and function in relation to the other blocks around them.
DIY Mermaid Nails
Cupcakes and Cashmere posted this fun, fresh mermaid nails DIY using a sweet shade by Essie and Martha Stewart glitter. This is pretty adorable and might have to make an appearance on my nails this weekend. I am loving the new beauty DIY trend I am seeing all over design blogs right now. Makes looking […]