DIY Vinyl Shade Decals
Jessica at How About Orange shows you how to use faux bois contact paper to make DIY vinyl shade decals where you can also download her circle design as a PDF.
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AcceLED Pong: Accelerometer Controlled Pong
Perry sent us a link to his latest project, the “AcceLED Pong”. The game runs on an Atmel ATMEGA32 AVR Micro-controller. The AVR read an Analog Devices ADXL203 2-Axis Accelerometer, which controls the movement of the paddle. You can download the source code on his website. [Thanks Perry] AcceLED Pong is a simple project I […]
PARK(ing) Day in San Francisco
Our CRAFT photographer Sam Murphy took some great shots of the crafty action that happened this past Friday in San Francisco for PARK(ing) Day. From the site: PARK(ing) Day is a one-day, global event centered in San Francisco where artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spots into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public […]
Extreme Craft Roadshow at Louisiana State University on Wednesday, September 24
If you’re in the Baton Rouge, Louisana area, Garth Johnson of Extreme Craft will be speaking at Louisiana State University on Wednesday, September 24th at 5pm in the Design Building, Lecture Hall 103. Don’t miss it!
Defeat aliens with a laser pointer
“Interference Laser Games” is an interactive game that is controlled by a laser pointer and can be aimed at any surface that the game is projected on. Check out the video to see this working with games rannging from space invaders to pong. Pretty cool, although it’s pretty much the same as using a mouse […]
Lion mask Instructable
If you started RIGHT NOW, you could *possibly* get this incredible lion mask done by Halloween. Solion has put together an incredibly detailed Instructable for an animatronic lion mask with stereo night vision and amplified hearing – 117 steps! See his other animal costume work on his site, Lion of the Sun.
Patio Revamp
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: Handmade by Alissa shows off the cushions and pillows she made to help with her sister’s patio revamp. What a difference some festive fabric makes!