Crochet Daisy Pin
Karrie of Girl on the Rocks has a pattern on how to make this cute daisy pin which you can crochet over a button pin. Link.
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RepRap wasn’t built in a day (time lapse video)
Adrian built a RepRap (open source 3D printer) and filmed a time lapse video of the construction, he writes – At the end of last week I assembled our first RepRap Version 1.0 “Darwin” from scratch and shot a time-lapse video of the entire thing at one frame every three seconds. It took me four […]
Embroidered Scene of Jacques Cousteau
Check out the beautiful embroidery by Amiee Ray in our CRAFT Flickr pool. I love this embroidered fantasy scene of Jacques Cousteau riding a big fish. She has a whole set dedicated to her illustrated embroidery in her Flickr photos. Check out her site dreamfollow, her etsy store, and her blog too. Link.
Maker Faire: Tom Zimmerman and his DIY video microscope for backyard biology
Rotifers are strange little animals that live in pond water. A type of planknton, they munch on algae, clone themselves, and only give birth to females unless they’re stressed. Rotifers make great pets, but you need a powerful microscope to look at them. At the upcoming Maker Faire, Tom Zimmerman will show how to hack […]
HOW TO – Sew a Reusable Grocery Bag
Lisa at U-Handblog has a great sewing tutorial on how to make a reusable grocery bag that folds up into it’s on handy carrying case. Link.
Maker Faire – Invitation to all: Participate in the King of Fling catapult contest!
If you like to build things (and what Maker doesn’t?) you can become the Count of Catapults, the Earl of Hurl, or the Baroness of Ballistas. Announcing the King of Fling Catapult Contest. It takes place May 19-20, 2007 at Maker’s Faire at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. We want you to build a real, working […]
The Super Sky cycle kit – a flying motorcycle
The Super Sky cycle kit costs over $37k (USD), has a top flight speed of 100mph / 55mph highway, 300 mile range and can carry a pilot up to 280lbs. It’s freaking awesome – [via] Link.