Your Comments
And we’re back with our twenty-seventh installment of Your Comments. Here are our favorites from the past week, from Make: Online, our Facebook page, and Twitter.
Month: May 2012
Kickstart Your Creative Muse with May’s Craft Social
Ready to kickstart your creativity? You’re in luck! The May Craft Social Twitter chat is this Wednesday, and the conversation will be all about fueling your creative fire. So, pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee, and get ready to inspire/be inspired by fellow members of the crafting community! When: Wednesday, May 16th […]
Photo Textile Tutorial
I have a photography background, so this wearable photo DIY caught my eye. Using a special light-sensitive dye, you essentially turn your piece of fabric into one of those sun prints. If you don’t have large negatives you want to use, the tutorial explains how to turn a digital photo into a negative using Photoshop […]
Love Letter to Plywood, by Tom Sachs
Sculptor Tom Sachs made this wonderful seven-and-a-half minute film about his loved for the wondrous properties of plywood.
How-To: Dyed Striped Wood Bangle Bracelet
I haven’t tried fabric dye on wood, but after seeing this striped wood bangle bracelet tutorial from Renate on The Rit Blog, I think I might have to! Ready for more fashion fun with that tantalizing Color of the Year, Tangerine Tango? Of course you are! How about a trendy, stripey, dyed wood bangle? Head […]
New in the Maker Shed: RedPark TTL iOS Cable Breakout Pack
Exclusively in the Maker Shed, this updated Redpark Breakout Pack for Arduino and iOS makes interfacing your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with the real world easy! This bundle includes the new RedPark TTL Cable for iOS so a serial TTL adapter and soldering is no longer required.
Low Power RGB Night Light
Michael of n0m1 Design built this Arduino-controlled night light as a Mother’s Day gift. A few years back I made a motion sensitive night light as a Mother’s day gift and while it worked pretty well it really chewed out the batteries. And as with all devices that eat batteries it eventually fell out of […]