Kid trailer to kayak carrier
Rex sent in how he converted a child trailer to carry his kayak to the lake by bicycle — Link.
Science
DIY science is the perfect way to use your creative skills and learn something new. With the right supplies, some determination, and a curious mind, you can create amazing experiments that open up a whole world of possibilities. At home-made laboratories or tech workshops, makers from all backgrounds can explore new ideas by finding ways to study their environment in novel ways – allowing them to make breathtaking discoveries!
Pump as you go air chair
If you ask me (and I know you didn’t), there just aren’t enough things being done with shoes that recycle the energy you generate as you walk. This project, done by designer JooYoun Paek, combines shoe power with inflatable furniture to create a chair you pump up as you walk. And *so* stylish, too. Does […]
Green Letterpress Business – TugBoat Paper & Press
Victoria E has a great interview with a green letter press business, TugBoat Paper & Press, in San Francisco, using soy inks and handmade, tree-free, and recycled papers. Read her interview on her blog here. Link.
Plastic Bag Crafts
We all know how bad plastic grocery bags are for the environment. Research suggests that 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year. The city of San Francisco will be first city in the U.S. to take a stand and ban plastic bags in large markets and pharmacies. But what can […]
Cosmic muffin – a boat that was a plane
The Cosmic Muffin was once a Boeing 307 Stratoliner and now it’s a boat (I think that’s an AC sticking out the side)… – [via] Link.
Jenny Hurth – Bags Made from Garbage
Apartment Therapy Green Home points to Jenny Hurth who makes bags and a variety of other products from discarded vinyl signs or banners. Pictured above are her grocery totes and laundry hampers. From the Jenny Hurth site: Everything you see on this site has been designed & hand sewn in the San Francisco Bay Area […]
Baking soda variable electrolytic capacitor
Nyle shows you how to make a baking soda variable electrolytic capacitor…Link.