I’ll be honest, Kim from A Girl and a Glue Gun had me at houndstooth. Her DIY drum shade is the perfect solution for renters looking to switch up their lighting without dinging their security deposit! Head on over to her site for the complete tutorial. [Via One Pretty Thing]
Artist Carol Milne creates stunning sculptures of knitted glass. You can see examples of her work and read an article about her process on her web site. Prepare to be blown away! [via @MaxsWorld]
Come join us at the Atlanta Mini Maker Faire this Saturday, September 10, 2011. The event starts at 10am on the Georgia Tech campus, and over 55 Makers have registered to show of their creations, introduce their organizations, and share details, time, and conversation with their fellow makers.
Jim Smith built a huge RepRap-based 3D printer and used it to print a really big part. It was supposed to be a little bigger, but the extruder jammed after running continuously for 48 hours. I recently printed what I believe is the largest single part printed by a custom designed, RepRap based, home-built 3D […]
Sewing kits are nothing new around here, but I just couldn’t resist this colorful patchwork sewing kit from Lots of Pink Here! I love the sideways scissor storage and compartments for both spools of thread and embroidery floss. I definitely need a kit like this for my project bag!
One of the topics that I think will come up at the Open Hardware Summit will be the latest crop of “Arduino-Compatibles” – some add features, others are just straight up clones. Open-source hardware allows you to build on top of projects like the Arduino and even make a business around it…
This video of Thingiverse user dougc314′s motorized cube gears caught my attention, this morning, on one of my co-workers’ blogs. It’s a modification of user emmett’s much-copied screwless cube gears which replaces one of the corner gears with a motorized pedestal that constantly drives the geartrain, endlessly folding and unfolding the shape.
