Keith of Keith’s Electronics Blog added a fan to his printer to regulate how the fabjects cooled and shrank during the print process. I connected a spare DC fan to my bench power supply, set it just outside the CupCake’s build chamber, and dialed it down until it barely spun. Holy schmoly! The left cap […]
I moved into a new house last month and I’ve been working on getting my craft room up to speed. Things are in place, art pieces are up, and projects are underway. With that, I’ve been working on making sure my fabric stash and notions bin are organized and up to snuff. My Sunday morning […]
One of my favorite fashion bloggers, Pixie in Pumps, has posted a great tutorial for making Ombre Scalloped Shorts. The transformation belies the simple dyeing and cutting techniques she used. She couldn’t make it any easier for you to create your own!
Excellent story and calculator round up at the Electronics Design blog… I suspect I was part of the first generation to have been brought up with “pocket” calculators (“pocket” to distinguish them from desktop mechanical calculators the size of a bread bin). I vaguely remember seeing them in my dad’s electronics magazines, sometime around 1979. […]
I love this letterpress hand-drawn robot from Satsuma Press. The robot was drawn by Lynn’s son, Liam, and has such quirky charm! It looks fantastic; there’s something about the childish lines and the gravity of letterpress that play well together. If you think she should offer it as a card, hop on over to Lynn’s […]
Eyebeam fellow Kaho Abe is leading an interesting class on physical controllers: Register now for a new 6-part class led by Eyebeam Fellow Kaho Abe for artists, designers and hobbyists. During each class we will look beyond traditional gaming controllers and learn to utilize the Arduino, Processing, and simple low-tech switches and sensors to create […]
What a pretty idea! Sibylle at Funkytime has a surprisingly simple how-to for turning an empty can and jam jar into a stylish soap dispenser. Hang onto the pump the next time you have an empty pump bottle, and whip this up in about 20 minutes flat.
