Polly Danger Facebook Contest
Have you ever used Polly Danger’s bias tape before? If so, head over to her Facebook page – you’ve got just a few days left to enter her Facebook Project Contest!
Month: March 2011
How-To: Ship An Obelisk
In the 19th century, three ancient Egyptian granite obelisks—each weighing north of 200 tons—were shipped from Egypt to London, Paris, and New York. Postcolonial-era questions about whether ancient Egyptian obelisks shouldn’t perhaps be left in Egypt aside, how it was done is quite an interesting story. This, BTW, is just the first of what I expect will be many gems from my newly-discovered treasure trove, No Tech Magazine, a sister publication to Kris de Kecker’s Low Tech Magazine, which we rave about here all the time.
How-To: Ombre Flowers for Spring
Spring is a time for new beginnings. Whether it’s a baby shower, a wedding, a birthday, or Easter, there is one spring flower perfect for celebrating them all: Ranunculus. Their many layers of petals are like a smaller peony, while their leaves and buds are reminiscent of the delicate poppy. This interesting structure lends them […]
Doing Da Vinci
Alan Federman built our Da Vinci Reciprocating Gear project in MAKE Volume 24 (video above). He has a number of other cool working Da Vinci models, built in wood, on his YouTube channel. You can learn a lot about the basic mechanics of gears, cranks, screws, and other simple machines by looking at these devices […]
Call for Knitters/Crocheters for Forest, For the Trees Exhibit
Fiber artist Amy Caterina has a call for artist for her upcoming Forest, For the Trees exhibit slated for November this year. Anyone is invited to contribute a piece which will form part of a cohesive whole that will remain intact. More information on the exhibit and how to contribute are on Amy’s blog, Free […]
LED Matrix Quilt
Wow! Katie Dektar made this LED matrix quilt, and she posted up plenty of process pictures showing how it all works. I sewed the rows of the matrix by machine (by putting the conductive thread in the bobbin). They all come together in the corner where they will attach to the Lilypad Arduino. I then […]
How-To: Tumbling Bunnies Toy
These tumbling bunny toys from Joel of Made by Joel are so beautifully simple and fun. They are just the kind of thing that I could see my kids enjoying for ages, watching them tumble and tumble and tumble and then go back again for more. Watch his short video to see how to make […]