How-To: Valentine Card Garland
I love this sweet and simple way to reuse old Valentine cards. Janna of Mustard Seeds shows how to sew them up in to a cute garland. [via Whip-Up]
Month: February 2010
Math Monday: Skewer hyperboloid
Skewer hyperboloid By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics Thirty two shish kabob skewers and 176 small rubber bands are all it takes to make a beautiful hyperbolid of revolution. This is an example of what is called a “ruled surface,” meaning even though it is curved, it is made of straight lines. Below […]
My Dad’s Bread
My father took an early retirement from the sinking ship of print journalism and has, for the past few semesters, been attending cooking school. Its his and my mom’s dream to run a bed & breakfast in New England, so he’s honing his commercial kitchen skills to be the “breakfast” half of the equation (my […]
“Batteries Out of Thin Air”
Gray Matter: Batteries Out of Thin Air @ Popular Science… A battery that runs on air? Why, that’s almost as good as a car that runs on water! Those cars are fantasy, but batteries that run on air are actually quite common, especially among older people. Tiny zinc-air batteries are widely used in hearing aids, […]
Melting table
I’m digging this melting table by woodcarver Rob Smith.
How-To: Tiger Hand Puppet
The Chinese New Year is almost upon us, and you can celebrate the Year of the Tiger by whipping up some of these cool hand puppets made from cereal boxes. Tali of Growing Up Creative shows you how!
Flatpack Cardboard High Chair
John Baichtal @ MAKE points us to this prototype flatpack cardboard high chair. I’d think it would have to be wax-coated to withstand a toddler’s meal, what do you think? Maybe it’s a neat idea in need of a few tweaks?