HOW TO – Print photographs on leaves
Kevin Y says, “Learn How to create photographs on living leaves through a process called Chlorophyll Photography.” Link.
Craft & Design
From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.
Astronomy web cam adapters
Gaston Groisman @ Kool Tools has a good review (and photo example) from a web cam adaptor for webcam astrophotography – “You no longer need expensive CCDs to take astrophotographs. You can use a webcam! Lots of cool things are happening, but it all started at the QuickCam and Unconventional Imaging Astronomy Group (QCUIAG)…The classic […]
Mehndi henna design jeans
Katie says, “I thought these mehndi jeans were super fab and a great way to revamp those tired looking jeans. Super cool Idea. Who would have thought bleach could be so crafty.” Link.
MCE Tunes – All-in-one music playback, iTunes on the Media Center PC
I prefer MythTV for TV-on-PC watching, but the Windows Media Center PC isn’t that bad, one of the things that was annoying is that you couldn’t really use iTunes via the Media center interface, but MCE Tunes (there are free and fee versions) allows you to do just that. So, it’s almost like FrontRow, but […]
HOW TO – Make felted fortune cookies
Here’s a great tutorial on making felted fortune cookies. Perfect for gift embellishments or just on it’s own. [ via ] Link.
Rube Goldberg- like tea machine
James writes ” Me and my friend made a machine that puts a tea bag into a cup… physics, kinematics, mechanics, energy, interesting, amazing, machine, marble, run, contraption device…” Thanks JS! – Link. Related: Ramen cooking Rube Goldberg-like video – Link. Make Podcast: Rube Goldberg Contraption Machine Made …. – Link. HALF LIFE 2 Rube […]
Cylinder transfer archive
Here are over 40 cylinder recordings from the early 1900s @ Archive.org – “The cylinder recordings available here are an online project started in 1998 by Norman Bruderhofer, a phonograph collector and audio preservationist from Berlin. Dedicated to the invention and development of the phonograph, the Cylinder Archive serves as a detailed source of information […]