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This homemade sidewalk chalk tutorial that Michelle from Modern Handmade Child shared on Oh My Handmade looks like a ton of crafty fun! The jumbo pieces of chalk are perfect for little hands, and look like they’d last through days and days of creative sidewalk play, even with the post prolific chalk artist. One of […]
University of Cambridge students researching synthetic bone tissue use LEGO MINDSTORMS to automate the generation of new tissue samples. Repeatedly dipping a sample into various solutions builds up the compound to be tested, which is something perfectly suited to for automation.
I’ve been writing about DIY electronics for almost four years, and reading about it a lot longer than that, and I can say without hesitation that this freeform headphone amp from Briton Rupert Hirst is the best-looking homemade device I’ve seen in all that time. I see a lot of projects that are longer on technical skill and shorter on design and aesthetics, and its nice to see someone making waves by taking the opposite approach.
Furniture and instrument builder Charles Lushear (Venice, CA) built a more sophisticated version of an NES Controller Coffee Table using walnut, mahogany, and maple woods.
This is “Harry,” a hermit crab who lives in a rock pool at Legoland Windsor, sporting a brightly colored shell custom made from Lego elements by the staff, who emphasize that Harry was not forced to endorse their product, choosing his new home over the traditional seashells that were offered alongside it of his own free will.
Do you have a fairy princess at home? Maker her a lovely stitched wand with this felt fairy wand tutorial from Wee Folk Art. You can download a free PDF of the pattern over on the site! More: How-To: Giant Bubble Wands @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Princess Hat @Craftzine.com blog HOW TO – Recycled Egg Carton […]
Using an octocopter UAV and its 123D Catch software, CAD software maker Autodesk was able to capture a 3D model of its corporate headquarters in San Rafael, CA. The model itself was generated from aerial photos taken from the UAV and processed with their 123D photogrammetry software.
