Wall Decor Stencils
Elle Decoration South Africa has free downloads for some Conrad Botes wall stencils. You can download the poodle stencil and an additional circle design. [ via decor 8 ]
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Online index of mechanical puzzles
John Rausch’s Puzzle World website showcases some incredible and ingenious objects from Rausch’s own puzzle collection, and from those of others. The site is divided into categories like interlocking solid puzzles, impossible object puzzles, sequential movement puzzles, etc. It’s a nearly inescapable click-trap. Shown here are two of my favorites, so far. Above is Stewart […]
Reusing mini-blinds as plant markers
Instructables user mountainmanna has noticed that used mini-blinds are perfect for re-purposing as plant markers. They’re lightweight, rustproof, designed to hold up to continued sun exposure, and have a nice treated surface that takes ink or pencil very well. Her tutorial shows you how to cut them up for use.
Beach Garden in a Pot
Make a mini-beach in your home with this tutorial on how to make a beach garden in a pot from Sunset Magazine. [ via CasaSugar ] See more Weekend DIY projects in CasaSugar’s roundup.
How-To: Build a Lego microtome
A microtome is a laboratory machine normally used to slice extremely thin samples of soft specimens for optical microscopy. If you’re one of those folks who could care less about optical microscopy, it also has culinary applications. I quote from the sacred text of GoodFellas: In prison, dinner was always a big thing. We had […]
Star Wars AT-AT loft bed
Will you be MY dad? (How long do you think it’ll be though before a pillow fight turns ugly and that Styrofoam AT-AT head gets decapitated? Just sayin’) Star Wars Imperial Walker Loft Bed [via Boing Boing] More: DIY AT-AT Baby stroller – how it was made… All of our Star Wars make and craft […]
Workbench NES system
I don’t know how much work Miltron is going to get done in his shop, now that he’s built and installed this nifty little game system on his bench. It’s built using a NoaC (NES on a Chip) and a cannibalized PSOne LCD screen. Yet another use for The Maker’s Notebook — as a game […]