Via Hacked Gadgets, Martin Raynsford created this etch-a-sketch computer that uses the white control knobs to navigate instead of a mouse — he reused the X and Y axis rollers of a trackball, and you press down on a button in lieu of a mouse click.
I love the look of this stitching on greenery from Camilla of Family Chic. She gives some tips on choosing greenery that will stand up to stitching, and even suggests that you could press the leaves to create a special keepsake.
If you’ve got an old camera laying around and are looking for some fun, try taking off the lens and snap a few pictures through it with your smartphone. If you’ve got a particularly interesting lens, like from a Lomo or some other odd plastic camera, you might then want to glue it to a spare case like redditor linc90 has with a derelict iPhone 4 case.
This how-to from maker Ryan Mottau explains turning the ever popular binder clip into an adjustable vent mount for almost any smartphone out there.
In case you didn’t believe Louie the Lightening Bug when he said “ya gotta stay away from power lines,” consider the fate of this gentle tree branch, who apparently never got to watch Saturday morning PSAs, or at least wasn’t paying attention if it did. It screams, literally, for about 14 seconds before bursting into flames like a vampire in a tanning booth.
Cross Stitch Ninja, an author on the amazing (and delightfully revolutionary) blogradicalcrossstitch.com is learning textile engineering. How cool is that?!?! The owl fabric that she recently created is mind blowing. I can hardly set an alarm clock, let alone program a loom to weave a pattern based on a vintage cross-stitch! Well done.
Lisa Katayama spotted this cool shoulder bag made from an old airplane life jacket. Unfortunately, no, it doesn’t work as a life vest anymore.
