Refashion a Baby Hat from a Dress
Radical Cross Stitch has a tutorial for recycling old clothes into cute baby hats. Takes only minutes to make from beginning to end. Thanks Kakariki! Link.
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Water guns
designboom on water guns… – one of the most humble pieces of weaponry to emerge out of the cold war era is the water gun. fueled by space race iconography such as ray guns, water pistols are now as much a part of a kid’s or big kid’s summer as popsicles or sunburn. water guns […]
Early Halloween trends
Yahoo!’s buzz log sorted through search result data and spit out what -might- be some of the most popular Halloween costumes this year. World of Warcraft took a couple spots and it seems there will be some Spartan about – [via] Link. Speaking of Halloween, we’re shipping out the MAKE Halloween special editions THIS WEEK. […]
Handmade Music Night * Thursday, Aug 23* 8PM @ ETSY & MAKE
On Thursday, August 23 at 8PM, Etsy Labs is teaming up with Make Magazine and Create Digital Music http://createdigitalmusic.com/ for another Handmade Music Night. Come check out the projects on display, meet other like-minded people, and listen to some handmade music! At the last Handmade Music Night, there were instruments made from an iron, a […]
EMS Labs’ review of Forbidden LEGO
Windell of Evil Mad Scientist Labs got a copy of the new No Starch Press title “Forbidden LEGO.” He explains the idea behind the book: Forbidden Lego is written by a pair of Lego master builders, who used to work in designing advanced Lego sets (e.g., Mindstorms). While they obviously got to work on lots […]
Tea Cup Clock
Danny Seo of Simply Green has an idea that lets you know it’s always tea time with this vintage saucer and teacup glued onto wood. Link.
Ride tricked-out Big Wheels for charity
Scott Beale, of Laughing Squid, points out that The Almost-Annual Matt Armbruster Memorial Big Wheel Rally is happening this Saturday (August 25th) in Boulder, CO. The event is a benefit for Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation. If you’re interested in participating, there’s still time to register. The Almost-Annual Matt Armbruster Memorial Big Wheel Rally – Link […]