How-To: Jar of Hearts
By Jessica Wilson Have something small but lovely to give your valentine? Tuck it inside a wee paper heart, drop it into a jar full of love, and step back as your giftee goes gaga over it!
Month: February 2010
Vivienne Tam Spring 2010 Collection: Butterfly Inspiration
With NY Fashion Week starting today showcasing the latest in Fall 2010 gear, I thought it would be fun to share some creative inspiration from the fashion world today. Last fall, I had the privilege to attend a few fashion shows in Bryant Park. One of my fondest memories was my experience at the Vivienne […]
Playing Rock Band with a real guitar
Alan wrote in to tell us about Open Chord, an open hardware conversion kit that lets you play Rock Band and similar games using a real guitar.
How-To: Doily Stitchery Collage
I’ve seen lots of projects that incorporate vintage or thrifted doilies, and enjoy them all. This collage from Christy of Sweet Tidings (for A Print A Day) has found me particularly smitten, though. I love that she uses not only actual doilies, but replicates them with embroidery. Fantastic!
How-To: Kids’ dining footrest
Instructables user wramey writes: This cheap and easy addition to our dining room chairs prevents kids legs from dangling uncomfortably. It won’t get all their wiggles out, but it will help them sit more comfortably… and now that our kids can sit more comfortably facing the table, they get less food in their laps and […]
Robots versus pirates!
A Russian firm is selling a system of ship-mountable auto-targeting water-pumping robots with the dual purpose of fighting fires and repelling pirates. BotJunkie’s Evan Ackerman explains:
The robotic water cannons (six on each side of the ship) are controlled by a central computer, using TV cameras to target pirates approaching the ship. The robots shoot streams of water at 40 liters per second out to a range of 70 meters, and can wash away potential boarders and even sink small boats. This is a defensive technique that is already used against pirates, but having robots do the shooting helps keep the people who would otherwise be wielding the fire hoses safe.
My biggest concern with this system would be that the pirates could use their Electro-Bolt plasmids to temporarily short out the automated turrets, then hack them to turn against their masters. I mean, just looking at them, it’s pretty clear these things are based on Rapture-style hydro-tube technology.
How-To: Cranberry Cookies
Christy at Instructables has a recipe for these delightful cranberry cookies, which appear to be perfect in every way: Cranberry cookies make great Christmas cookies, but are also a great way to use up leftover fresh cranberries after the holidays. These are my favorite cranberry nut swirl cookies – they’re well worth freezing cranberries so […]