Recipe: Kung Pao Shrimp
Take Kung Pao shrimp back to its roots with a little spice and the savory flavor you crave from your favorite Asian dish.
Month: March 2011
Solar Powered Remote Control
Shawn Blaszak from Pumping Station: One shows how to build a remote control that charges on your windowsill while you’re hacking away in the cube farm. [Via @pdp7]
DIY Lego Birthday Party
Melanie Crownover sent in details about a birthday party for her 6-year-old that featured a theme after my own heart: Lego! She writes: Ah yes, Legos! Kids love ’em! I know mine play with them for hours on end, so it was a no-brainer to plan a Lego Builders Birthday Party for my soon-to-be 6-year-old. […]
How-To: Mountain Painting
In the latest CRAFT Video, Meg Allan Cole shows us how to use ripped cardboard as a template for this color block mountain painting.
Crafting Your Online Presence: How Do You Get More Readers?
It’s the number one question people ask me about blogging, Twitter, and Facebook: “How do I get more readers?” It’s a fair question, but I think it’s also a fuzzy one. So I want to spend this month’s column examining it (and yes, answering it).
How-To: Lace Bustle
Corinne Leigh’s back with another episode of Craftovision; this time she shows us how to make a gathered lace-trimmed bustle (or apron or cape) inspired by old Hollywood.
ThinkGeek Giving Away Damaged Stock to Hackerspaces, Schools
How cool is that? From Blurgh! The ThinkGeek Blog:
We have a problem. And it’s growing at a rate proportional to our return pile. We can’t, in good conscience, resell damaged electronics. And we can’t donate them to charity–the saddest kid in the world is one with a handheld video game that won’t turn on. Garbage, then? Not good for the environment. Luckily for us, there’s an entire class of scavengers out there ready to pick the bones of our helicopters, keyboards, and interactive t-shirts: hackers, makers, and crafty techy types.
They’re even polling interest in a possible subscription service. [Thanks, John!]