I’m not happy unless I’m walking around with bits of thread stuck to my clothes and a seam ripper sticking out of my back pocket. If you’re a confirmed sewing nerd too, then this best-of is for you! Here, in no specific order, are 10 of my favorite sewing projects that showed up on CRAFT […]
It’s been a big year here at the Maker Shed. This has been our best year to date and we have shipped around 30,000 orders to makers all over the world! Ever wonder what our top products are? Below are the Top 10 items shipped from the Maker Shed in 2011.
Behold “gingerbreadtron, ” the transforming gingerbread house by Brian Hall! It’s a robot in disguise – as a gingerbread house. This project was a fun thing to make over the holidays with some servo motors, glue and some cardboard. [via buzzfeed]
Coffee lovers tend to be passionate about their favorite caffeinated beverage, and now they have a beautiful way to track their coffee consumption with this gorgeous print from Column Five Media. To show our appreciation for our clients and partners this holiday season, we put together a little project to allow them to share in […]
This scrap metal Darth Vader sculpture is gorgeous in its finished form, but what really wowed me was seeing pictures of it in progress. Metal artist, Bellino Alain, created the piece using things like spoons and knives and decorative metal plates. See all the pictures of it coming together over on Behance. [via Geek Crafts]
If you’re looking to recreate the Times Square ball drop this New Year’s Eve, Dino Segovis has posted his plans for making an Arduino-based New Year Mini Ball Drop LED Timer. You activate it with one minute left in the year and five LEDs inside ping pong balls simulate the dropping ball. Then, at the stroke of midnight, a 2012 sign lights up as the trusty tone library plays Auld Lang Syne.
Open Music Labs has put up a great tutorial on how to read a matrix of switches, useful if you’re doing a project with keypads or musical keyboards.
