Portland-area folks should make a point of stopping by Twisted this evening, where Knitalong author Larissa Brown and photographer/designer Sarah Gilbert will be signing books and helping lead a Mother’s Day gift-making extravaganza. The featured project? The Magic Yarn Ball, big orb of yarn that’s packed with small treats and accessories–perfect for gift-giving. Knitalong Event […]
Andrew Turley turned a microfiche viewer into a musical/MIDI interface simply by pointing a photodiode at the screen and feeding the light values into an MCU and out to a Casio keyboard. As you scroll through the microfiche content, the changing light values of the data make music. Maker Faire Highlights: Making Music the Hard […]
The videos keep rolling in, here’s one from Carlos – nicely done!
Bakerella shows you how to make these adorable red-velvet cupcake bites. These would make a great treat for Mother’s Day (or any other day, really!).
There’s a Cloud Appreciation Society. Who knew? Lots of pictures, art, poetry, science, folk lure, discussion, etc. Cloud books, too (The Cloudspotter’s Guide). The Cloud Appreciation Society [Thanks, Patti!] Related: The wonder, science, and how-tos of snowflakes
Handmade by Calista has a pattern to make this crochet coin purse with a snap frame. I love the look of all the ruffles.
The Gnaural Java applet allows you to playback binaural beat sequences in a web browser – arrange your own programs using the Gnaural software or simply download example programs and load them via the java interface. If you’re looking for something a little ‘flashier’ – check out this visual HTML Dreammachine. Far simpler than Gnaural, […]
