By Marie LeBaron With Valentine’s Day just a few weeks away, we’re getting our valentines ready for my daughter to give to her classmates. These paper heart pockets can be filled with a love note or heart treats, the perfect way to deliver something special to her Kindergarten class.
New York Times technology columnist and creator of the O’Reilly Missing Manuals book series David Pogue is hosting a new four-part series called “Making Stuff,” which airs on PBS tomorrow, January 19th. The series takes a look into the often unsung field of material science. Each week, Pogue investigates a different quality of materials, with […]
It would appear that Isaac Salazar’s remarkable “origami” book sculptures are made simply by folding each page to the right dimensions. Dog-ears of various sizes will achieve the outer profile of the shape, but I assume internal details require that the pages be cut. See more in Veronica Salazar’s Flickr stream. [via Recyclart]
3D printing service i.materialise just announced that they now print in titanium. We’re overjoyed that we’re the world’s first 3D printing service to let consumers order titanium 3D prints. Titanium 3D printing opens up an entirely new world of advanced engineering, manufacturing and jewelry applications for creative people worldwide. Titanium’s high heat resistance, high accuracy […]
We all know that dogs play rough and dog toys end up in shreds sometimes. Laura Griffin shows you how to make your own squeaky doggie bone so you can give your doggie some handmade love. Laura writes: My lil’ terrier Gus is a fetcher. I mean he can play fetch ALL DAY long! *lol* […]
The guys at Louisville, KY’s hackerspace LVL1 are trying to send a helium balloon across the Atlantic to Europe — autonomously. But to determine the helium’s lifting power, they first have to figure out how much helium their balloon holds. It’s a fascinating conundrum and the perfect sort of thing for a hackerspace’s hive mind […]
Amy has some seriously awesome friends. They created this knitting basket birthday cake for her, and hand placed every strand of yarn and created a true woven basket for the base. It would be hard to eat this beautiful creation! [via KnitHacker]
