Heat Embossed Rocks
Sheila of Cheeky Magpie gets zen with her heat embossed rocks using a technique that will tolerate the outdoors and dress up any garden.
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Pedaling forward with Maya Pedal
` Catherine sends this in about Maya Pedal, which helps create and supply bicycles and pedal-powered machines to communities in Guatemala. Bicimáquinas (translates as “bicycle machines”) are pedal-powered machines that act as an intermediate technology to assist the family economy in obtaining a higher production capacity in agriculture and in small business. Each bicimáquina is […]
Mobile phone vibrobot
I love this funky little vibrobot, made from a mobile phone vibrartor, keypad, a clothespin, and some wire. Vibroroach More: Jar-lid vibrobot Vibrobot from a speaker and pull-cord toy HOW TO – Make a Bristlebot a tiny directional …
Easter themed Rube Goldberg machine
Joseph Herscher from New Zealand made this super-impressive Rube Goldberg machine about Cadbury creme eggs. I’m not going to say any more about it, just watch; such fun! Via Core77.
Upcycled Clothespin Bag
CasaSugar gets in a Spring cleaning mood with this DIY project on making your own upcycled clothespin bag from and old dress.
Digital Soaps
Etsy seller Digitalsoaps makes realistic replicas of game controllers in soap. I wonder if this will encourage epic gamers to bathe more often. Available in Xbox, Playstation, NES, and more. Via Geekologie.
How-To: Handmade Paper
Instructables user thickneckarts has a guide to making your own homemade paper, similar to the video we did a few weeks ago. It’s easy, and a great way to have some recycling fun. More: CRAFT Video: Paper Making with Lisa Jacobs