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How-To: Mineral Makeup

Sarah James at Instructables shows us how easy it is to make your own mineral makeup. She writes: Mineral makeup is more than just a new beauty trend – it offers health benefits for skin as well. And now you can make it at home! It’s made of all natural, finely ground minerals from the […]

Recipe: Carrot Cake Cookies

Elsie Marley made these carrot cake cookies from a recipe on Martha Stewart. Being that carrot cake is my favorite kind of cake, I don’t think these will last very long if I make these. But that cream cheese filling looks scrumptious! Elsie writes: The recipe says they make 18, but I only got a […]

Xbox Macro Controller

Xbox Macro Controller

Joe Bowers built this Macro Controller for his Xbox 360. It uses an Arduino receiving inputs from a Wii Classic Controller. The Arduino outputs into a wireless XBox Controller. It functions like a normal controller, but when you press the shoulder buttons and the “+,-” buttons, you get combo moves that would normally require more […]

Sleeping Bag Suit

Instructables user denisek.sf made this snuggly suit from to extra sleeping bags. As the temperatures rise into the triple digits this week here in Phoenix, this project makes my skin crawl a little, but it sure sould be great for cold nights on the couch!

How-To: Make a Radish Wreath

Make this radish wreath and dress up your Spring party or table decor with veggies in this how-to from Sunset. Sunset writes: A radish wreath ― or any wreath made out of the vegetables hitting farmers’ markets now ― is a great way to celebrate spring. If you don’t have a good place to hang […]