Getting iPhone push notifications from objects in your physical world is possible using an Arduino with an Ethernet Shield, a PHP-enabled web server and an iPhone app called Prowl. In this video, I show how to set up a mailbox so that it pings your phone when snail mail is delivered, but it’s very easy […]
Turn a junky old flea market find into a shiny new toolbox.
This is great explanation of how the piezoelectric effect of quartz is used to keep accurate time. via Reddit The amazing everyday wristwatch: We never think about it, but only because engineers have made it so reliable and durable that we don’t need to. At its heart lies a tiny tuning fork made of the […]
Party it up on New Year’s Eve in fashion with these two past CRAFT projects that are quick and easy to make. Learn how to make feather and brocade headpieces by Brookelynn Morris (pictured above) or these colorful and simple DIY feather barrettes by Tina Barseghian (pictured below). Ring in 2011 in crafty style!
#10 Drawdio hack: the Syntheslicer #9 Macro lens hack for under a dollar #8
If you ask me, crafters are great at recycling, from using the last scrap of fabric to giving a found object new life. Take a look at some of our favrorite up-crafted posts from this year. Looking forward to seeing what 2011 brings! Check out our Green and Recycle archives for even more posts. Wouldn’t […]
This is a great example of how to have fun when learning to program Netduino. Yes, a Netduino is total overkill for this project, but you won’t be saying that after you come up from a long day of mining and are attacked by monsters! Ever since I downloaded the MineCraft Canary for my Android, […]
