HOW TO – Make a needlepoint Nintendo DS Lite case
Rosered on Crafster.org has made the most amazing needlepoint case to protect her Nintendo DS Lite. The full tutorial and needlepoint pattern is included. Link.
Craft & Design
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Food Art by Kuniko Maeda
Kunio Maeda uses food as the focus to create her art. On the homepage of Kunio Maeda’s web site, you are greeted with a striking image of sewn deli meat, later realizing it’s actually a close up of her “Tablecloth” piece that is made up of sliced deli meat, cheese, and bread (pictured left). Also […]
Atari Punk Console schematics
GetLoFi has all the links and resources you’ll need for making your own “Atari Punk Console” sound device, Circuitmaster writes – “The so called “Atari Punk Console” device is a great start for builders interested in working with components and circuitry to produce Bleepy-Bloopy-Gitchy goodness. Using a 556 dual timer IC and a handful of […]
Physical Computing Intensive using MidiTron: An Intro to Electronics and Interfacing Sensors, Lights and Robotics
If it’s not too late, and you’re a NYC area Maker looking to beef up on your electronics/MIDI skills, you might want to check out LEMURplex and this MidiTron class… “By popular demand, we are adding a new weekend intensive class at LEMURplex on Basic Electronics and Physical Computing. The class will run on Saturday […]
210 Eastern European matchbox covers
We’ve covered match museums, matbox cameras and even a matchbox PC, so – adding to the collection, 210 Eastern European Matchbox covers, many have historic events and artwork from the time period. I think I might make some computer desktops from these… – [via] – Link. Pictured here, “First passenger of a sputnik [satellite], the […]
Cory Arcangel – subtractions, modifications, addenda, and other recent contributions to participatory culture…
Ever since Cory Arcangel released Super Mario Clouds – rewrite” (A modded Super Mario Brothers Nintendo video game, erased, but the clouds) – I’ve followed his work – it’s techy, funny and he usually releases the source code of his data tweaking related projects too – Cory has a show in NYC and since I’m […]
O’Lantern Contest on Monster Crochet
Nat over on our spiffy new CRAFT site writes – “I love the site Monster Crochet and now Ladylinoleum needs your help! Her crochet pumpkins are set to make an appearance on DIY Network’s Uncommon Threads. She needs some inspiration on how to “improve these diamonds in the rough”. And for helping out our fellow […]