How-To: Seed Bombs
if you want to liven up a local vacant lot or other area but don’t have easy access for guerilla gardening, make some seed bombs and throw them over the fence.
Month: June 2009
Sparkle Labs paper circuit business cards
Our friends at Sparkle Labs sent us news of their new business cards and their forthcoming micro kits. Ariel writes: Check out our new business cards. They are actually little micro kits. Put it together and the LEDs light up in the dark. It uses one of the circuits included in the Discover Electronics Kit. […]
How-To: Make Your Own Panties
I’ve always loved the cute handmade panties made and sold by Belle and Burger here in Austin. Now, she’s shared a tutorial for whipping up your own drawers from old t-shirts!
Ask CRAFT: Tea-Staining Bed Linens
Ramona from Pinckard, Ala., wants to give her bed linens a tea-stained look, but doesn’t know where to start. There are lots of techniques for getting an antiqued look on fabric, and tea is certainly high on the list. It’s natural, cheap, and easy. Your results will depend on your particular combination of circumstances, and […]
How-To: Pantyhose Petals
Pantyhose Petals Create delicate nylon flowers to dress up a wedding gown, veil, or centerpiece. By Mary Beth Klatt In the 1950s, women had to wear hosiery to the office or risk being fired. Naturally, these ladies ended up with a lot of ripped and snagged pantyhose. Although some tossed these ruined pairs, the crafty […]
Rodney Brooks at Maker Faire
Rodney Brooks, of MIT’s AI Lab and iRobot, is one of my all-time heroes. His work has had a huge impact on how I look at technology in general, robotics in specific, approaches to problem-solving, and more. So I was bummed that I missed his talk (and meeting him) at Maker Faire. Thanks to FORA.tv, […]
Turn a Placemat into a Bib
Babies and kids are messy eaters so you can never have too many bibs around the house if you ask me. Iuvinthemommyhood shows you how to save some moolah and turn a placemat into a bib.
