Interesting exhibit at the Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL. I like the idea of using garish adverts as paper mâché…. – Focusing on the U.S. conflict in the Middle East over the past 10 years, Consuming War addresses the ways the American media and consumer culture have manipulated and influenced our perceptions of war, […]
Blueprint Magazine has designed some beautifully patterned wrapping paper in PDF format so you can easily print it from your computer and make your own wrapping! [ via ] Link.
Mary J points us to a great little tutorial on how to make applesauce to enjoy into the cold, winter months. She reccomends us to, “Get those apples processed before the freeze finally sets in!” Link.
The latest release of the Mac4Lin project brings the Leopard look and feel to Linux. There are a number of steps you need to go through to get your GNOME desktop and GTK-based apps all looking consistent, but when you’re done, the makeover is quite convincing. The only giveaway is that menus remain attached to […]
Marceline has posted up a great Tokyo Shopping Guide for crafts supplies and general kawaii. There’s full directions on how to get to the stores, as well as prices for all the cute craft stuff. Link.
Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week: Electro-PUFF Dimmers – Link. Vegan Pumpkin Whoopie Pies – Link. Fence Posts Obscure Cords – Link. HOW TO – Make Large Fabric Panel Wall Art – Link. Robotic Sweater – Link.
Steve Ward and Jeff Larson constructed these two solid-state Tesla coils, then programmed them to play the Super Mario Brothers theme. Twin Solid State Musical Tesla coils playing Mario Bros theme song at the 2007 Lightning on the Lawn Teslathon sponsored by DC Cox (Resonance Research Corp) in Baraboo WI. The music that you hear […]
