Catirina Bonet Designs on Etsy is featuring a set of four knitting patterns ($17.50) for Thanksgiving. (I think some of these could also work for Halloween too.) The piece de resistance is the Turkey Hat complete with legs for the head tie. Other patterns include the Turkey Tea Cozy, Pumpkin Tea Cozy, and the Autumn […]
DIYPhotography.net has some tips for painting with light… Link.
Huh, anyone play this? – Kubb is a fun Swedish yard game for 2-12 players that is similar to horseshoes or bocce. It always attracts a crowd when we play the game on the beach, and I’ve yet to meet a player that doesn’t want a set of their own after a couple of rounds. […]
John sent in this clever Russian home-brewed lawn mower made from a tricycle… Link.
Fred writes – Here’s a very quick 30-40W/channel stereo amp that nearly anyone can make. It uses LM3886 chips, and is based loosely on the GainClone amps people seem to like making, using point-to-point wiring and off-the-shelf stuff. The amp sounds great, and is small enough to stick on the shelf at my office! Decent […]
Nonlineargirl writes – This Japanese site documents a mother’s daily bento preparation – each one a work of edible art. I saw an article in my local paper about this, and followed the link mentioned. Click the month links at the top of the page (in English) to see what the bento art looks like […]
Low cost way of disposing of used needles, great article @ Business week… – “When I was nine, I was rescued,” says industrial designer Hân Pham. She’s not speaking metaphorically. Fleeing the communist Vietnamese regime in the 1980s, Pham, her older brother, and her father–a political dissident–were plucked from the China sea by West German […]
