This weekend at the New York Hall of Science, you can make butterflies out of cereal boxes, collapsible bowls, and even a boat, which you can then race in the Raingutter Regatta. RePlayGround will be there to help make crafty magic with you! NYC people, check it out. The event is called Maker Days, and […]
I’m very happy to announce the availability of Jeff Potter’s Cooking for Geeks in the Maker Shed. I met Jeff while he was making ice cream with liquid nitrogen at a party sometime last year. I don’t think I’ve been more excited about a cookbook in my life. If you were ever curious about what you eat beyond the ingredients and recipe, then Cooking for Geeks is for you.
Connecticut-based artist Dalton Ghetti must have amazing eyesight. Pictured here are none other than pencils that he hand-carves to teeny tiny detail. Apparently, Ghetti is a carpenter by trade and the pencils are his side project. He uses razor blades, sewing needles, sculpting knives, and mad skills. My mind is officially blown. [Thanks, Markle!]
I have to admit that ginger ale is one of my very favorite beverages. I can’t imagine how absolutely delicious homemade ginger ale must be, so I’m thinking I’m going to have to give one of these recipes from Crumpets and Cakes. [via Foodwhirl]
Displayed at this year’s Brickfair conference in DC, this lovely viola is the work of AFOL Cindy English. [Photo by Joe Meno of Brickjournal.]
If your button stash is overflowing a bit, here’s a fun, simple project that will help thin it out a bit. Ashley at Little Miss Momma shares how to make this stretchy button headband with a bit of elastic, some thread and a handful of buttons.
Honestly, they had me at “glowing balloons.” I’ve got a box on a shelf in my closet that houses my past, failed, experiments to make floating, glowing party balloons. The group at Carnegie Mellon that produced this Instructable makes it work by using weather balloons which are bigger and can provide more buoyancy. That the LEDs they use are tri-color versions that change to reflect the ambient air quality is just icing on the cake. [via Boing Boing]
