It’s the first day of 5 in 5 and there’s a parade of projects. See the gang free themselves from Positioning Systems, choose their food decisively, sash a speaker, stick socks to a tee, mate software circles, print Mega Man, enliven their claw prizes, greet with robots, calm a TV, root for poops, Eco-nomize a […]
There’s an exhibit of site-specific earth art installations going on at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Ontario, Canada. Artists from all over the world have come to install unique environmental pieces, which will be on view until October 13. There are sod ramps, floating sculptures, and other Andy Goldsworthy-esque pieces. There’s also a tumblog of […]
Craftster user Tangerine_Dreams did a fantastic job making the Color Wheel Quilt from Joelle Hoverson’s book Last-Minute Patchwork and Quilted Gifts. I especially love the colorful backing fabric she chose, which coordinates in a really playful way.
Ten ITP students are doing 5 Projects in 5 Days: “5-in-5 is a group event based on the New York University ITP resident researchers’ project “7 in Seven” that took place the second week of June 2008. The premise goes something like this: Do a creative project every day for five straight days, starting Monday, […]
Here’s an Instructable on how to replace the button cell battery on a Nike+ receiver for as little as the CR2032 battery costs you. To get a replacement receiver costs $20. Replace battery in Nike+ receiver for under $5 [via Lifehacker]
PopSci has some video of the Martin “jetpack” and its 16 year old pilot… (photos here).
Amy from Angry Chicken filmed this fun video explaining how to use fold-over elastic in your sewing projects. She also provides a handy list of tutorials that utilize the stuff, including her 5-Minute Skirt project. (FYI, if the video claims to be unavailable, just try again later–it may be that too many people are watching […]
