Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories have released “Peggy” this is a great open source hardware project for LED art makers! – With all the cool things that you can do with LEDs today, there is still one thing that’s lacking: simplicity. If you want to run a bunch of LEDs at a time, you usually end […]
Tickets for the Saturday May 19th & Sunday May 20th, 2007 Maker Faire @ the San Mateo Fairgrounds are now available – save up to $5.00 if you order now. Maker Faire – A two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. It’s for creative, resourceful folks who […]
Mamaqilla has a special crafting friend, her pet pooch Ursa who not only helps supply fur for felting but pitches in on the process too. Link. From the pages of CRAFT: 02: “Big Wheel Keep on Turning” by Shannon Okey p. 150-153. Knitgrrl Shannon teaches us how to spin different fibers including dog hair! Digital […]
Phil @ MAKE says: Dale has some good news – the Maker Faire proposal deadline has been extended! We are getting many, many terrific proposals for Maker Faire. Nearly half of them have come in at the last two days. To relieve this crunch, we’ve decided to extend the deadline about two weeks to Midnight […]
Christy points us to this great tutorial on making bedwarmers to keep your toesies warm at night! Link.
Check out this great new video blog called Thread Heads. It’s a weekly online show for people who make their own fashion (yes that’s us!). Hosted by Rob and Corrine, this week’s episode takes to the streets of LA in search of hipsters, as well as a how-to on t-shirt stencils from the infamous “Spray […]
Hey Crafters! Fred Flare’s annual Next Big Thing contest is starting up again looking for your cool creations! Here’s what Fred Flare says: This year we’re selecting 27 of our favorite items to be featured in an exclusive online boutique that will also include designer bios. If your work is chosen, we’ll place a wholesale […]
