Troy sent in his DIY LED tiles that he put in while renovating his bathroom. It would be interesting to see this hooked up to the internet, enabling it displaying information while getting ready for work. Maybe changing color based on weather, traffic or new emails? Read more about making your own LED glass tiles
Here is another DIY video form ProPhotoLife.com. This time they make a 35mm pinhole camera, which take some really nice shots. There is a lot more information on the website, along with pictures of the build. [Thanks Jim] Learn more about making a 35mm pinhole camera Related: Make a Pinenut pinhole camera
Thank you to everyone who came out to Maker Faire! It was the biggest and best one yet! The team is breaking down Maker Faire, heading to airports and maybe napping soon! Here’s some coverage from around the web – we’ll also have some videos and more photos soon! Home invention, An increasing number of […]
Anonymous writes – I was real interested in music theory and how to computationally create something aurally pleasing. Though the square waves may not be aurally pleasing (for most), I was able to make a PIC-based organ that played random chord progressions. The resulting cardboard music box makes sings a pretty sweet tune – dig […]
Jen points us towards the new tutorial on Wikstenmade, which explains how to adapt a sewing pattern to have a cute gathered cap sleeve. I’m definitely bookmarking this for my summer sewing projects.
At Maker Faire this weekend I got to enjoy the Postcard Machine by Michelle Ott in the Craft Zone. Above is a video from the Renegade Craft Faire in Chicago, since my video didn’t come out at nice. Michelle sits in the “machine” making bleepy noises while you select your postcard and insert cash into […]
Craftster user Olga turned one of those generic-looking garage organizer units into a glossy, sophisticated armoire. What an amazing transformation!
