The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Garrett Mace, aka Macetech, built this LED NYE ball, using his own Macetech LED controller and Arduino shield kits (and a Seeduino). He writes: I used six Satellite Modules (high power RGB LED arrays), six ShiftBars (three channel LED controllers), a Seeeduino, and a ShiftBrite Shield to build a New Year’s ball for our own […]
Sascha Grant posted images of his square rocket build (built around a BT-50 body tube) on the MAKE Flickr pool. Rocket Squared
I decided to get the year started properly, with a “Breakfast for Dinner Party” last night. It was a great success, and the highlight was a make-your-own-waffle-bar. I set out a belgium waffle maker, and a friend whipped up Martha’s batter. I included a ladle and a timer and the guests were responsible for everything […]
> Elvis and Kresse, a Dutch accessory company, rounds up old firehoses and produces a line of bags made from them. [via Core77]
Arvo’s neato Lego polaroid cam looks ready for retail … in some parallel universe where the classic format is still widely supported :( Alas, this model only produces pretend pics – still quite sweet. [via Gizmodo]
Your one-stop shop for chocolate guns, chocolate bullets, and chocolate grenades is ChocolateWeapons.com. I’m holding out for the chocolate suitcase nuke. [via Boing Boing]
Twitter user orkboi, also known as Tony Dowler, has created some humorous mini D&D dungeons for his new website microdungeons.com, where he plans to publish three a week in 2010. My favorite is the bird-shaped dungeon in the style of cartoonist Ape Lad’s Twitter avatars.
