Last year I got this great cleaver necklace from Caja Jewelry at the Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn. I wear it all the time to announce my love of butchery and project an air of toughness to everyone I meet. What I love about this Brooklyn company is the environmentally friendly use of reclaimed silver, […]
The Twitchie Kit from the Maker Shed has been around for a while for a good reason; It’s really cool! The amazing life-like motion generated by the three Arduino powered servos brings an eerie realism to your bots, plushies, and animatronics. Since this kit is light on soldering and does not require programming we frequently recommend it to young makers and beginners in robotics.
Japan has always been on the forefront of cutting edge robotics. Its roots can be traced back 200-300 years during the Edo period when skilled craftsmen created automata (self-operating machines). Using nothing more than pulleys and weights they were able to make the Karakuri (Japanese automata) perform amazing tasks. Japans modern day robots can be […]
If you’re throwing a Harry Potter party this weekend to celebrate the release of the final film in the series, these butterbeer glazed cookies from Bake at 350 look like they would be a big hit. Get the recipe and also see her version that includes edible house crests over on her blog. Related: How-To: […]
Lorenzo Duran cut these amazingly intricate designs out of leaves. [via Design Boom] More: Amazing Cut Leaves Art HOW TO – Pressed Leaf Art Toilet Paper Roll Tree Cutout
Well, sort of. In practice, the rings persist just long enough to make out a single letter. But you get the idea. Chicagoan Mitchell F. Chan’s THE INGENIOUS GENTLEMAN DON QUIXOTE OF LA MANCHA is slowly evaporating the text of Cervantes’ famous novel into the air, one letter at a time.
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy made this beautiful fabric painting inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night. Her process involves fabric strips and hot glue, and could also be a great project for kids. I love how much texture the fabric adds to the image, and I think the ornate gold frame is absolutely perfect. You […]
