Year: 2014

How-To: Red Knitted Hats for Preemies

Want to do some good while getting crafty? Heidi from Hands Occupied has created an adorable pattern for making red knitted hats for preemies and newborns in honor of the American Heart Association’s Little Hats, Big Hearts drive.

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Optimus Prime In Stained Glass

Optimus Prime In Stained Glass

  Stained glass or colored glass works of art have been around forever and the methods to create that glass haven’t changed much since ancient times. What has changed, are the images themselves as today’s stained glass artists have shifted from predominantly religious themes to those of pop icons such Mario (from Super Mario Bros.), […]

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Building a Retro Sign Board, Complete with Sequenced Lights

Building a Retro Sign Board, Complete with Sequenced Lights

Back in the day (think the ’20s and ’30s) movie patrons would dress in their finest clothes and head on over to a night at the theater, which was considered an extravagant affair. In fact, people of the time referred to them as “picture palaces” and had uniformed ushers who would show people to their […]

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Recipe: Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup

My friends, soup weather is upon us! Cozy up to a steaming bowl of homemade deliciousness with this roasted red pepper and tomato soup recipe.

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The XBOOK Duo: A Custom Gaming Console Ready for the Road

The XBOOK Duo: A Custom Gaming Console Ready for the Road

A guy by the name of Ed has created a beautiful custom gaming laptop that contains an Xbox 360 and an XBox One, thus solving the backwards compatability issue of the original system. Gamers can now play both new and old games with a simple flip of a switch while they are on the go! […]

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