How-To: Starburst Mirror
Instructables user usedtobelieve shows us how to make an easy and attractive starburst mirror wall decoration.
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CRAFT Pattern Podcast: Loop-d-Loop Curtains from Button It Up
We are so happy to feature this Loop-d-Loop Curtain project from Susan Beal’s new book, Button It Up: 80 Amazing Vintage Button Projects. This beautiful curtain is an easy no-sew project by simply using two tea towels. Just glue on the button design enclosed in the pattern. Be sure to add your finished curtain to […]
Recipe: Southwestern Pumpkin Soup
Kristen Rask of Plush You! just had her second annual soup exchange with friends, and posted up one of their recipes for southwestern pumpkin soup. Now, I can safely say that’s it ‘s not pumpkin season here in the southwest, but for the rest of you this should take the edge off of that cold […]
Staple! Austin – Independent Media Expo This Weekend
Austinites can explore independent media this weekend at the Staple! Independent Media Expo. STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is the Southwest’s premier event for independently produced comics, zines, art, animation, games, crafts and more! The FIFTH annual show will have over 85 exhibitors, multiple panel discussions and Special Guests Stan Sakai, Jeffrey Brown and Chris […]
Giant RC plane runs on a Weed Wacker motor
Instructables member nickademuss shows us how to make an RC plane with an 8 foot wingspan out of corrugated plastic and a 25cc Weed Wacker engine. I love Radio controlled airplanes and have built several kinds from balsa to this large scale plastic one. This one is made from $25.00 worth of plastic I bought […]
R2-D2 builders at WonderCon
Our pal Bonnie Burton, from The Official Star Wars Blog, caught up with some of the members of Astromech, the R2-D2 builders club, at WonderCon, and asked them a few questions about the ins and outs of droid construction. Can you describe what the R2-D2 Builders group is all about We’re a loosely organized international […]
Virtual reality with Wiimote and IR LEDs
This German hacker created a desktop VR rig with 6DOF (degrees of freedom) tracking, using two Wiimotes and a stereo monitor. I like when he put the glasses on and then says: “Don’t laugh. This is serious cutting-edge technology.” (I laughed anyway.) Three of the four LEDs are aligned in a line with only slightly […]