Each year I experience dramatic mood swings when it comes to Valentine’s Day. Last year I had the most amazing romantic night ever, but this year, I am totally anti! So, this voodoo doll inspired pincushion project from IndieSpotting is perfect for me- it’s a valentine you can stab!!
I love this wickedly romantic praying mantis valentine. (Via All Things Paper.)
We are thrilled to the gills to be announcing the official “Call For Makers” for Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. From the announcement, by Faire Director Sherry Huss: We are now accepting entries for the 6th Annual Maker Faire Bay Area, May 21 and 22, 2011 at the San Mateo Event Center. We look forward […]
OK, that may not be the most exciting headline I’ve ever written, and I’m not sure the exclamation point really helps all that much. But I am, personally, nonetheless very excited about cardboard bins right now, because thanks to them, for the first time in almost five years, I am no longer burdened by a giant unsorted junk parts bucket. I have tried a lot of organizational systems, over the past few years, and I’ve finally decided that bins are where it’s at. Unfortunately, professional parts bin systems are prohibitively expensive for the number I need to satisfy my organizational compulsion. But these fold-up corrugated bins I bought off Amazon only cost 69 cents apiece, including shipping. I took an old bookcase and added an extra “halfway” shelf to each level; 6″ per shelf leaves plenty of room to toss parts into the bins without wasting space. The finished unit holds ninety 4 x 4.4 x 12″ bins, which are labeled with a thermal-tape printer and arranged alphabetically. You can see the whole enchilada in my Flickr set.
Meg from A Craft a Day has a popcorn box printable for Valentine popcorn treats. The vintage-style popcorn graphic and message is just too cute. Just download, print, and pop up some popcorn for this easy little Valentine’s Day treat.
By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics I believe that in the future, 3D printing machines will commonly be used to make household parts, e.g., when you need to fix a broken appliance knob or handle. I put this into practice recently when I needed a replacement light dimmer knob and decided to make […]
When I think of Valentine’s Day I think of cards and candy boxes. I decided to combine a card with a box type element and came up with this matchbook card! As you’ll see this special card also happens to double as wall art.
