We all secretly adore cephalopods, some of us less secretly than others. I whipped up this pattern for you to make your own plushie squid suitable for household deep sea adventures. You can dress up the squid body with a fuzzy sweater or shorts (depending on how you anthropomorphize the squid’s anatomy). The one pictured […]
The Spanish company and Arduino shop Libelium just finished their second-annual Hacking Life Arduino contest. This year’s winners are: Francisco Reinoso, Remote-control printer Joe Cochran, Sketchduino (a computrer-controlled Etch A Sketch) Carlos Tricas, Musical fan You can see videos of the projects, and download docs via the link below. Winners of the Arduino Contest 2009
Here’s a great no-sew project that will surely brighten up your table decor! Make these handmade woven felt placemats by Molly at The Purl Bee.
Learn to build your own Arduino board (and learn to solder while you’re at it) at this introductory class being offered by Hack Pittsburgh. The class is hardly more expensive than an assembled board would be, and you walk out with more skillz than when you came in. Arduino 1: Building an Arduino Hack Pittsburgh […]
I love stylish yarn shops, especially when they have a well-rounded schedule of classes and contests. Cast Away is one of these shops. It’s a lovely and welcoming space in Historic Railroad Square in Santa Rosa, Calif. A wooden ship in the store holds skeins, and stunning vintage chairs provide a space to work. All […]
Instructables user jauncourt writes: One of my children has a fun bed with a starry canopy, that we got from Ikea. The other child kept trying to improvise a similar arrangement, but no such thing existed for his little converted-crib toddler bed. Being a creative parent, I thought it might be fun to make my […]
Kids (of all ages) these days can’t get enough of Star Wars, case in point my husband who loves his Lightsaber iPhone app. Zakka Life has a tutorial for the wee ones on how to make a lightsaber, a fun activity for them to make at a birthday party or afternoon get-together this summer.
