Head to Etsy’s blog to learn to create your own nautical rope bracelet. I used to have one of these that shrank slightly after getting wet the first time, preventing it from falling off for the rest of the summer. It’s a great substitute for a traditional friendship bracelet at summer camp.
Char from Crap I’ve Made shares her tutorial for creating this nice zippered laptop sleeve over at Skip to My Lou. Since it’s measurement based, you could adapt it to fit an iPad or other electronic gadget, too. More: How-To: Laptop Sleeve From Thrifted Leather Jacket Laptop Sleeve Pattern Crocheted Laptop Sleeve
These skull plates from Mark Montano are a fun way to add a little extra style to your table setting. Better yet, the techniques Mark uses could be applied to any design of your choice. Thanks, Diane!
If you’ve ever wanted to build your own charger that works with the latest Apple devices, here’s how (schematics and video)… In this 7 minute video we explore “The mysteries of Apple device charging“. Usually device makers need to sign a confidentially agreement with Apple who want to say “works with iPhone / iPod” and […]
The Master Looper is a small handmade device that allows you the create real-time noise loops and sound effects at various speeds from x4 to x64. The creator, YouTube user grandtippler of Canberra, Australia, has a bunch of other videos of similarly small and neat electronic musical experiments, and he/she has an Etsy store to […]
Marie at Make and Takes shares her tips for getting peaches perfectly peeled for use in pies and other recipes. So delicious!
Sculptures made from plastic toys by Robert Bradford… [via inspire me now]
