Wearable Tech gift guide on CRAFT
Over at CRAFT I posted up a guide to getting started in wearable technology for the techy crafter on your list!
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Grand Delusion art show in Phoenix tonight
If you’re in Phoenix tonight or tomorrow, don’t miss this awesome (and big) show at Bragg’s Pie Factory. Pictured above is Kris Waid-Jones’ “Cherry Bomb Pie” (cast entirely in aluminum, even the cherries), various carved soap objects by Ann Morton, and a piece by Andrew Hadle. Grand Delusion An Exhibition of Works by School or […]
Grand Delusion art show in Phoenix tonight
If you’re in Phoenix tonight or tomorrow, don’t miss this awesome (and big) show at Bragg’s Pie Factory. Pictured above is Kris Waid-Jones’ “Cherry Bomb Pie” (cast entirely in aluminum, even the cherries), various carved soap objects by Ann Morton, and a piece by Andrew Hadle. Grand Delusion An Exhibition of Works by School or […]
Holiday Decorating Sans the Tree
We’re going out of town for more than a week this Christmas for a big family get-together in New Mexico, so we’re debating whether to get a tree. Since we still have one kid under the age of I’m-too-cool-to-care — and because I’m a bit of an ornament junkie — chances are that we will […]
Rocket fuel from aluminum and ice
The key to the process is that the metallic aluminum is present as a nano-scale powder, and its oxidation by water thus occurs over a huge surface area and therefore proceeds very quickly, releasing amazing amounts of energy. The video starts with the acoustic mixing of the nano-aluminum with water to make a gray paste which is frozen, in a mold, to make a tubular rocket motor. It then proceeds through various test-bench firings and culminates (at 4:00) in the launch of an actual rocket using the mixture.
Vegan Pumpkin Soup and No-Knead Pumpkin Bread
Ashley, over on the (never home) maker blog, has so many mouth-watering recipes to offer, it was hard to pick which one to share with you. I’m sure everyone has had their fill of pumpkin pie, so I was thrilled to see these two delicious-looking (and vegan!) pumpkin-infused recipes: No-Knead Pumpkin Loaf (with bonus Sweet […]
How-To: Fabulous Photo Bookmarks
By Christine Koh Coming from a family of seven kids (+ spouses and partners), it was a blissful day when my siblings and I decided to stop exchanging holiday gifts amongst our generation, instead focusing on time spent together and only gifting the wee generation and elders. And while it’s wonderful to be relieved of […]