DIY Recycled Paper Curtain
Apartment Therapy SF reports on SF shop, Cielo, and their recycled paper chain curtain adorning the window and how you can make one easily yourself with old magazines and this $4.99 curtain kit from IKEA. Link.
Month: September 2007
HOW TO – Make Vegan Candy Corn
The Urban Housewife recently revamped a homemade candy corn recipe from the Epicurious Editor’s Blog and turned it vegan (most candy corn contains gelatin, egg whites, and beeswax). The end result is adorable and reportedly delish! Visit her blog for the recipe and tips. Link.
iRobot previews ConnectR telepresence unit
IRobot released their new Looj gutter-cleaning robot ($99) today and showed off their forthcoming ConnectR, a telepresence bot built on (literally) the success of the Roomba line of bots. The ConnectR has the same basic form-factor as Roomba with a webcam mounted on it. It can be controlled over the Web and offers remote audio […]
Yeti Embroidery
Jennine at The Coveted introduces us to the embroidery art of Megan Whitmarsh and her cool Yeti artwork. I love the details and stitching genius. You can read more about Megan’s work in the recent Fecal Face interview here or see more of her work on her site here. [ via ] Link.
Yet another device charging station
There are a number of these neat n’ tidy multi-device charging station projects floating through the interwebs. This one uses a cheap Ikea storage tub and features switches for each charger. IKEA Power Charging Box with individual switches – Link
Recycling Mint Tins into Gift Tin Boxes
Danny Seo of Simply Green gives us a great tip on more things to do with those Altoid boxes — turn them into cute little gift tins which you can fill with candy or even jewelry! Link.
Color-coded user-serviceable radio, circa 1948
Boing Boing Gadgets points us to this fascinating piece from the January 1949 issue of PopSci for a consumer radio that sports color-coded components that can be easily swapped out by the user. A harbinger of the consumer electronics revolution to come. In fact, it was SO easy to repair that even “Mother Could Fix […]