Detroit Pride Mini-Books
Detroit crafters definitely know how to show their state pride! Just check out the fun “Mitten” mini-journals made by Phantom Limb. Colorful, cute, and handmade. Find them in the Phantom Limb Etsy shop. Link.
Month: October 2007
Maker Faire – King of Fling contest
Announcing the King of Fling Catapult Contest! It takes place on Saturday, October 20 (and 21?), 2007 at Maker Faire Austin. Join us by building a real, working catapult and enter it our competition. Catapult building is fun, exciting, and as easy (or as intricate) as you want to make it. In a nutshell, you’ll […]
Gruesome gashes from bubblegum
Here’s a surprisingly simple way of sculpting effectively ghastly-looking gashes and scars using bubblegum as the base. [And I don’t know what’s ickier, the faux gash or having to look at a close-up of this guy’s foot. But maybe that’s just me.] Scars With Bubblegum – [via] Link
Boeing Surplus is Closing
Photo credit: TÅm One of my favorite place to go get weird hardware and materials is closing on December 21st. If you’ve never been, you better go while the getting is good! – Link
Knit-O-Graf Vintage Knitting Patterns
image borrowed from eBay seller missionman4fishing Some of my favorite knitting patterns out there are vintage ones created by Knit-O-Graf. The motifs–which appear on everything from cardigans to Christmas stockings–are offbeat and playful with just the right amount of kitsch. Look ’em up on eBay today for some yarny fun. Link.
Bacon Scarf
Where I live, I won’t be needing a scarf anytime soon, but if you’re fortunate enough to live where it’s starting to get a bit cold, warm up with a strip of marbled fat. One that’s made out of yarn, that is. Plus ten points for wearing it with vegetarian irony. [via] Link.
JTAG pinout detector
JTAG is a standard for device testing ports found on the PCBs of many devices. Finding the pads and pinouts for these ports allows hackers to gain access to the embedded systems, their on-board debugging tools, etc., effectively providing a back door. But determining the JTAG pinouts can be a time-consuming and frustrating process. To […]