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Here’s a vintage bicycle headlight that has been given a touch of current LED technology… How to and more @ howtofixbikes – Link. Let there be (bike) light: Make a LED Bike light system – Link. HOW TO – Make the ultimate 18v Bike Light! – Link. Tape case bike light – Link. HOW TO […]
Hey Crafters! There’s plenty of time to enter our “Recycle Your Heart” Valentine’s Day Card Contest where you can express your true love by creating a card made from recycled materials. Yes, that’s right. It’s time to check the cabinets, find the old fabric stash, grab yesterday’s newspaper and go through the trash bin to […]
With only paper and glue you too can make some cool looking wall decals like the ones made by Two Straight Lines. [ via ] Link and Link.
My favorite online gallery is about to open a new show! If you’re in Portland, head on over to the Ace Hotel on Saturday, February 3rd from 6-10pm, for a one-night viewing of The Wurstminster Dog Show, curated by Jason Sturgill of the Wurst Gallery. After the opening, the work will be displayed online at […]
The February 3rd show of Pandora’s Trunk will be all about recycling and re-use! Also, premiering is the DIY clothing modification station. Bring that ill-fitting old t-shirt or just dive into the bins. They will be supplying you free and at-cost t-shirts, pants, patches, and scraps to root through. There will be scissors, pins, and […]
Our pals at Design News put together a few electronics projects for Valentine’s day… Avoiding Doggus Interrupt-Us Planning a romantic evening at home? Les designed a remote control door opener so you don’t have to manually let Fido out of his cage. The system consists of a clevis mounted to the shaft of a solenoid […]
Nat sent in this 120 pound desk, completely made from LEGOs… Approximately 35,000 LEGO bricks were used. This includes almost all the pieces from 32 Blue Tubs (#3033), almost 300 (!) small baseplates (8×16 studs), and 63 blue plate packs from LEGO Shop-at-Home. A few other pieces were also bought from private collectors (226 tiles […]
