Homemade Vanilla Extract
Zoe from Zoe Bakes walks us through the process of DIY vanilla extract. As a lover of baking myself, I can’t wait to try this out.
Month: January 2012
How-To: Cool Whip Ice Cubes for Hot Cocoa
With one flash of brilliance, Connie from About Him & Her completely changed my approach to hot cocoa. The frozen cool whip shapes from her tutorial do three things: 1. they cool down too-hot cocoa to a drinkable temperature ASAP, 2. they add the cream as they melt, negating the need for marshmallows, and 3. […]
Instrumenting a 28-story NYC Apartment Building with Sensors
The students in our NYU ITP Sensitive Buildings class presented terrific final projects last Tuesday. They spent their Fall making the most of a unique opportunity to invent prototypes for large-scale sensor/device networks, then tested out their creations in a landmark 28-story apartment building on New York’s Columbus Circle. The property owners had invited ITP to develop a variety of prototypes to enhance the livability, ecology and community of their building. Here’s what the students delivered in their first round
Lightboxes Shaped Like Polaroid Prints
Clever gimmick from Germans Jirko Bannas and Oliver Seltmann, who, under the name Lightboys, market a few different types of these wall- and ceiling-mounted “light pictures.” This one, with a frame designed to suggest a giant instant film print, is called Polaboy. [via Dude Craft]
Pebble Drawing
New Zealand artist Maria of MagaMerlina drew these beautiful, intricate designs onto flat pebbles with artist pens. The plant drawing is my favorite, but they’re all totally gorgeous and inspiring!
New in the Maker Shed: Lilypad Beginner’s Kit
Want to get started with e-textiles? The new Lilypad Beginner’s Kit, available in the Maker Shed, includes everything you need – right down to needles and thread. Your e-textile creations will be able to sense and react to light and temperature with LEDs, buzzers, and vibrating motors.
Crochet Tintin Rocket
Check out this amazing crochet rocket (based on the one from The Adventures of Tintin) from Lutter Idyl. Her blog is in Danish, but if you plug it in to Google Translate, you can follow her process for creating the specially-shaped rocket legs. It’s a stunning piece of crochet work! [via Pinterest] Related: Crochet Mercury […]