How-To: No-Sew Stereo Speaker Makeover
Claire of Needlebook shares this handy way to update or change the look of your stereo speakers with just a bit of fabric and some double-stick tape.
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Featured Maker: Andrew O’Malley
Ottawa native Andrew O’Malley makes these beautiful animated light sculptures, featuring finely crafted cases, hand-built electronics, and custom programming to achieve, as he puts it, “entertaining behavior through a playful balance between rules and randomness”:
Eeek! Giant Lego spider!
Check out this excellent Lego spider by Jason “Doctor Moebius” Ruff. Yes, that’s right, Lego — those hairs are actually a multitude of levers that the builder repurposed. Click on the image to see a larger version! [via Brothers-Brick]
Words Fail: Brass Pegasus automaton
Keith Newstead has been refining this design for twenty years. It shows. It’s gorgeous just sitting there, but when it starts to move…well, I think I audibly sighed. [via The Automata / Automaton Blog]
Pysanky Easter Eggs
Take a look at these beautiful Pysanky Easter Eggs made by Connie Ayers, mom of CRAFT & MAKE’s Sheena Stevens. Pysanky are Ukranian Easter eggs where the designs are written with beeswax. See more photos of Connie’s beautiful Pysanky eggs in our Facebook photo album. (Photos By: Eva Stevens)
Coconut Mango Pancakes!
The A Little Yumminess blog has a mouthwatering recipe for Coconut Mango Pancakes. That actually sounds like a whole lot of yumminess to me! Simran, the author, suggests serving them with honey or syrup, or alternately as dessert with ice cream and fresh chopped mangoes. Think I might have to have pancakes for dinner!
How-To: Peeps Sushi
I happen to really like eating Peeps, so this how-to on turning them in to sushi-style snacks from Serious Eats is appealing to me. If you aren’t a Peeps fan, you’ll still like the tutorial. There’s a little … er … Peep beheading action going on. Thanks, Kris!