Digilent is proud to announce the 8th annual US regional Digilent Design Contest, to be held on May 6-7, 2012 in conjunction with the IEEE EIT conference in Indianapolis. Digilent Design Contests are engineering contests open to all students enrolled in any educational institution in that region. Dates Jan 25, 2012 – Registration begins Feb […]
Worldwide Cycling Atlas produced this excellent video about Maya Pedal Asociación, a Guatemalan organization which has been repurposing bicycles into machines since 1997. Created because of the expense and scarcity of electricity in the municipality of San Andrés Itzapa, their Bicimáquinas are pedal-powered pumps, blenders, threshing machines, and washing machines. They’re doing great work and […]
Proving once again that embroidery hoops are the most versatile craft supply ever, Rachel from Always a Project turned a stack of small hoops into a craft room storage solution in her embroidery hoop storage bin tutorial. What a cute, simple way to keep crafty clutter under control! More: Embroidery Hoop Laundry Bag @Craftzine.com blog […]
Here are parts two and three of Vi Harts’ brilliant and dizzying exploration of the Fibonacci number, plant growth patterns, and the mathematics behind other cool, spiraly things.
This test tube chandelier is so rad and can be interpreted in a million ways. How would you spin it? Designed by The Maria S.C. lamp, designed by Pani Jurek, found on Design Milk.
My dear friend, Fonda Yoshimoto, crocheted this adorable cat. It is her very first crocheted animal! I’m calling him Bandit Cat, because as you can see, he has a little mask around his button eyes. She got the pattern from The Green Dragonfly. (The ceramic vase he’s sitting on is one of Fonda’s creations, as […]
My kids and I love to go letterboxing, and one of the best parts is coming up with our own stamps to use. If you’re wanting to make a simple stamp, but don’t want to mess with carving, Michele of Michele Made Me shows how you can use craft foam and old wine corks to […]
