Still Dottie was inspired by Purl Bee’s french knot pillows and made her own with beautiful colors and rich chocolate brown velvet. Link. From the pages of CRAFT: 06: “101: Embroidery, Learn to paint pictures with floss and fabric,” by Dolin O’Shea, pgs 132-137. Digital Subscribers can read the article online here. – Link. Subscribe […]
Ok gang, here’s the last chance to do something for Valentine’s day – spread the DIY love with a gift subscription to MAKE or CRAFT Magazines! We’ve made it easy with a PDF Valentine gift card you can print out and send to your special one, your best friend, sister, brother, mom, dad or anyone […]
I’m falling hard for Anna Maria Horner’s new fabric collection for the home called “Drawing Room”. Anna writes: I injected some truly saturated and clear colors in the Eccentric palette of Drawing Room that would invite anyone inside for a sit. And the Nostalgic palette is just as rich but has a few earthier tones […]
The folks who make the Pleo (Ugobe) released a Valentine’s day behavior for the robo-dino, here’s a quick video of what it does (says it loves you, blows kisses, etc) & here’s where to download it. Related: I, Pleo – Link. [AiboHack] Babe the Pleo (YAPT) – Link. Hack the Pleo robotic dinosaur new dev […]
Rob sent in the latest gadget freak, he writes – Seeing great potential in a normal, off-the-shelf product, Pete Griffiths designed a circuit he popped into the lamp to give it a new lease of life. His design combines a PIC and three constant current buck converters to create the RGB LED controller. This controller […]
If you’re headed out for Stitches West in Santa Clara, CA next week, don’t miss your chance to meet Vickie Howell as she hosts a knit fashion show previewing some of the earth-friendly yarn of South West Trading Company (SWTC) from 11:45am – 12:45pm on Friday Feb 22nd. I will be there covering the event […]
We’ve all been in this situation before. Tons of devices, too many cables, a knot beyond all human comprehension, and a day wasted trying to solve the puzzle. Now South African native and artist Steven Schkoln has turned this inevitable conundrum into a competitive sport called “SpeedCabling”. Whoever can unravel the fastest wins top prize. […]
