How-To: LEDs Inside Sea Urchins
These LED sea urchins would make great party decor or even night lights! Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories shows us how to wire up this super-simple (two parts!) circuit. More: Limpet Shell Electronics
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Spoon Garden Markers
I’ve seen spoon jewelry and napkin rings, but these spoon garden markers are so charming! I love the hand-stamped lettering and the mixture of spoon shapes. Who would have thought that the spoon’s curve would flatten so nicely as to make a perfect place for words! (I must admit a giggle though when I saw […]
Ana Kraš Lamps
I am thoroughly in love with the simple forms and retro style of Serbian designer Ana Kraš and her beautiful lamps. Her handmade Bonbon series attires steel wire frames with colorful knit yarns, while the M Lamp remains naked, waiting for you to dress it up in a garment lampshade. (The M Lamp was inspired […]
Impressive laser-cut Mars rover model…er, kinda
This elaborate laser-cut plywood “Spirit” model is one of many cool designs available from WoodMarvels.com. They sell PDF plans, EPS files, and parts kits. Caveat: This image, and pretty much every image I can find on their website, is a computer generated rendering. I’m sure their models go together in the real world just fine, but personally, I’d kinda like to see some photos that prove it. [Thanks, Rachel!]
How-To: Garden to Go
By Jessica Wilson I don’t know if you’ve heard or not, but my mister and I are hitting the road at the end of the month and we will be leaving our wee garden behind for good. I’m quite attached to the garden — it has provided us with oodles of fresh greens, herbs, fruit […]
Lego augmented reality kiosks let you see what you can make
Teaming up with technology company Metaio, an augmented reality system was devised, called the Lego Digital Box. LDB allowed any Lego box to be held up to a screen in store and the finished product displayed sitting on top of it.
Crate made from seltzer bottle tops
Flickr user Happy Monkey uploaded these shots to the MAKE Flickr Pool. There’s not much info, other than that they’re made with “Vintage seltzer bottle caps and wire.” Would love to know how they’re hooked together. Assuming each cap is about 1″ wide, the finished box is about the same size as a milk crate.