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A Wine Rack that Stores Yarn

Jacinda at Prudent Baby shared this re-use of an empty wine rack a while back. The rainbow of yarn colors is absolutely gorgeous, and I’d definitely want my crocheting chair and lamp nearby, so I could contemplate future projects while working on current ones. I couldn’t help but chuckle at the last line of Jacinda’s […]

Robot Band with Gestural Controller

Patrick Flanagan of Minneapolis, MN, wrote in with his excellent robot ‘percussion ensemble’. [I serve] as the token human in cyborg percussion ensemble Jazari, which fuses African rhythms, algorithmic composition, computer music, and electro-mechanics into beat-driven steamfunk. Besides percussion music, Jazari is influenced by funk, house, drum n bass, jazz, academic computer music, and spectral […]

How-To: Vintage-Style Bow Belt

I love following Casey of Casey’s Elegant Musings, because not only does she share incredible vintage inspiration for fashion, makeup and hairstyles, she also provides fun tutorials for adorable vintage-style accessories. This sweet vintage-style bow belt is fantastic, and perfect for your summer dresses.

Drug Cartels Building DIY Tanks

Drug Cartels Building DIY Tanks

From BBC News: “Mexican soldiers have destroyed four “narco-tanks”, lorries fitted with steel armour thought to have been made for the Gulf drug cartel. The vehicles were seized in a garage in Camargo, in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas. Authorities said the cartel used the tanks, fitted with air-conditioning and steel plates, to patrol its smuggling routes and transport drugs to the US.”