By Jessica Wilson I know owls have been a fashionable bird for quite some time now, but I don’t think they have finished their reign as a quirky crafty bird just yet. This year I am hoping to make a good portion of my holiday gifts, and what better inspiration than this wide-eyed bird? When […]
Michael Klein of Saskatoon, SK, created this cool meter using a PC fan and styrofoam ball. A simple hack but a fun one.
(Photo by minifig, via Flickr Creative Commons) By Diane Gilleland I was excited to see this recent post on Craft Leftovers, in which Kristin examined what kinds of blogs she likes to read best, and then compared their main qualities to her own blog. She learned a lot in the process, and I think this […]
Dave Jones of the EEVblog gives a preview and design walkthrough of the uCalc credit card scientific calculator project that he is working on. He’s calling it an open hardware design, so I’m looking forward to seeing the design files when he releases it! It has some pretty beefy specs for a calculator: PIC 24F […]
San Jose maker Robert Quattlebaum bought a string of LED Christmas lights from Costco, and not liking the preset lighting programs that came with the set, he hacked the lights and wrote his own programs. This string contains fifty “bulbs”. Each bulb contains a red, green, and blue LED–allowing for any color to be produced. […]
Beep boop OM NOM, here’s how to make some Android gingerbread men for your Google-themed holiday parties.
Create a warm and delightful cluster of jam jars with these three jar cozy projects from Dottie Angel. She shows you how to create a cozy from the sleeve of a thrift store sweater, a doily and crochet and then she shares ideas on grouping them together for a glowing mantlepiece or table scape. [via […]
