I used to associate tissue paper with “kindergarten” projects. Not anymore. There are so many wonderful ways to use the colorful and inexpensive material and achieve sophisticated results. This colorblock notecard project from A World of Color is a perfect example.
I love scoring vintage wooden thread spools at thrift stores, but the thread on them is often too old and brittle to use for sewing. The Silly Pearl has a cute how-to for turning them into this handy cork board (and a few spool-based thumb tacks). The colors play off each other so nicely […]
I have a confession to make: I’m a picky eater. My everyday cooking is much more about healthy, simple foods that get the job done than the over-the-top, involved productions that one might imagine the author of a food science book would be concocting. Don’t get me wrong, I love whipping up a fun, multi-course meal with friends. But day-in, day-out, I’m much more likely to stick to simple, healthy meals that have a good nutritional profile.
I spent the weekend geeking out over all-things craft at the first-ever Midwest Craft Caucus in Columbus, Ohio. I’ll report back on the conference, but I just had to share one of my favorite goodies I received – tiny fabric samples from Suzy Ultman’s line for Robert Kaufman. Just a reminder that good things really […]
Bill’s back! And his subject this week may be the ultimate example of a truly astounding piece of engineering that we all tend to take for granted: The computer hard drive. A favorite college physics professor once admitted to me that the hard disk drive impressed him more than almost any other single piece of modern technology, and I have since found that, the more I think about it, the more I agree with him. As always, Bill Hammack does a great job of explaining things in a way that will appeal to both experts and amateurs.
By Haley Pierson-Cox It’s a rule. At some point in every single family gathering, potluck, or picnic I attend, someone will stab a meaty fork onto my plate to taste my pasta, or cut my layer cake with the cheesecake knife, or stir butter into my vegan mashed potatoes. It’s always an accident, and it’s […]
Carlos Agell of Irvine, CA, used an Arduino and Nootropic Designs’ Video Experimenter Shield to acquire images from an analog camera. The quality isn’t high, but it’s a neat hack!
