Holiday Gift Guide 2012: Park’s Picks
John Edgar Park’s Picks for Holiday Gifts.
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Construction Warning Lights Hacked into Flowers
My friend Sean McIntyre and his collaborator Reid Bingham created Public Constructions, a light installation that borrows its aesthetic from construction barricades and warning lights. The tech behind it is pretty cool, too. “The 10 foot tall glowing flowers in the installation were made from 64 hacked traffic barricade lights,” according to their site. “Each […]
Raspberry Pi Christmas Light Controller
I jumped at the chance to to post this video since it combines a few of our favorite things: Christmas, Raspberry Pi, and Star Wars all rolled into one project. Posting under the name Chivalry Timbers, this maker created a MIDI-synced Christmas light display that uses the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO pins connected to solid state […]
Star Wars Snowflakes
Matters of Grey shared 19 Stars Wars snowflakes patterns a couple of years ago, and even though they’re not new, it doesn’t make them any less stellar. Several of the designs look ripe for 3D printing. Now the real question is: who’s down to post CAD files for them on Thingiverse? Looks like the Vadar […]
DIY Monogrammed Candles
Jaderbomb just posted a pretty, sparkly project on her blog that makes for lovely holiday decor or a sweet gift to give.
Holiday Font Wrapping Paper Printables
Wrap your gifts in festive typographical goodness with holiday font wrapping paper printables!
BioGlass is a 100% Recycled Building Material
Using a combination of pre- and post-consumer content, BioGlass is a material that can be used for countertops, backsplashes, partition walls, staircases, and exterior cladding.