Make a Duct Tape Electric Rose
A rose is a rose, unless it’s duct tape, electric LED rose.
Month: February 2014
How-To: Kissing Lips and Conversation Hearts Coasters
Looking for a last-minute gift for your valentine? Our own Meg Allan Cole–along with her two adorable pups–will show you how to make super-quick kissing lips and conversation hearts coasters!
Makey the Robot Visits Olympic Park in Sochi
Here’s what Makey the robot saw on his trip to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
Flower Garland Wall Hanging
Use this pretty flower garland wall hanging idea all year round, thought it’s especially pretty for a Valentine’s Day brunch as shown by Claire Thomas for Rue Magazine.
How-To: African Flower Granny Square
The beautiful African Flower crocheted flower motif gets reinvented as an eye-catching granny square!
Binary Love Clock
I combined a strip of WS2812B addressable RGB LEDs with an Arduino, a real-time clock and a beautiful heart-shaped boutique paper box to make an ornament for my wonderful Valentine. It displays the time, in seconds, in binary, since we met… (of course, it’s slightly approximate — I forget the precise second we met, but I think I know to within about 30 minutes!)
Handmade Lamps from Used Books
Use the books that once illuminated minds to illuminate your next reading adventure with these ingenious handmade lamps made from used books by Michael Bom and Antoinet Deurloo of Dutch studio Bomdesign.