How-To: Knitter’s Necklace
Need a gift idea for that yarn-loving knitter in your life? This teeny tiny DIY knitting charm should do the trick!
Month: May 2013
LA Times: Maker Faire may be Silicon Valley’s Most Important Export
The magic of Maker Faire is spreading, and the excitement around the maker movement is getting noticed. Today’s example is a piece penned by the LA Times’ Chris O’Brien, who attended the Bay Area Maker Faire this last weekend, and like so many others, came away thrilled and optimistic.
Pirate Pancake Follows Captain Crepe
What’s an antidote to too much time spent online? Joe Sandor’s answer was making something with your hands and spending face-to-face time with friends. It was the social aspect of making and eating crepes that originally inspired the Captain Crepe Pan. That success lead this sculptor to his second adventure in limited-edition artist cook-castings: the Pirate Pancake Skillet.
How-To: Fish-Shaped Tablecloth Weights
Make a set of cute fish-shaped tablecloth weights with this tutorial from Kalinka Handmade!
How-To: Modern Plastic Canvas Wall Art
Give any room a crafty, stylish makeover with this fun modern plastic canvas wall art tutorial from Diane at CraftyPod!
Sensing Color With a LED and Op Amp
Robot Room’s David Cook shows how an LED and op amp, along with a resistor and cap, can be built into an amplified color sensor. Unfortunately, even under the best conditions, photodiodes (and reversed LEDs) don’t provide a lot of current flow. The output of the photodiode needs to be amplified for the light-detection signal […]
Flashback: Spring Doily-Sleeved Top
Living with most of my belongings in boxes and on a super tight ( aka zero dollar) budget I have found that creativity is a must for adding some fling to my spring wardrobe.
