If you’ve ever walked along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan during the holiday season, no doubt you’ve seen the incredible animatronic store displays in the windows of stores like Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman. In this excellent video, Cool Hunting interviews Lou Nasti, the animatronic mastermind behind many of these displays. Lou is the owner […]
This year we’re making a retro mod orb star ornament as a tree topper. It can also be used as an ornament, or be put on display in a pretty glass bowl. As a warm and tasty treat we mulled some cider as well. Mulling cider is so easy, makes your home smell delicious, and is the perfect cozy cocktail for a holiday party. More info: http://bit.ly/g42IjB
If you’re one of those highly-organized crafters who start making holiday gifts now, then this is a great time to tune into One Pretty Thing, where Rachel has been rounding up a wide variety of great gift projects. There are gifts for guys, gifts for domestic divas, gifts for pets and their people, and more. […]
The holiday season is in full swing! Everywhere I look there are twinkle lights, ornaments, and Christmas trees. Even us design junkies get into the holiday spirit and want to make our homes festive while still keeping in the classic retro look we all know and love. Last year I made this DIY Silver Retro […]
By Jessica Wilson If you’ve ever gotten lost on the internet looking for holiday ideas, you know that there are a million ways to make an Advent calendar. Here’s my take on the great Advent make — it’s handmade, it’s customizable, and it’s very pretty. There are even a number of ways you can display […]
On a cozy Saturday afternoon in December 2008 2006, I poured myself a glass of wine, and sat down to make something. I didn’t know what I wanted to make exactly, I was just feeling creative. I had watercolor paper and some other supplies. Over the course of that afternoon, well into the evening – […]
Want to build your own custom circuit board, in a fun shape? Don’t want to deal with any etching chemicals? You can use your Dremel Rotary Tool to cut a copper clad board into a unique shape and route festive pathways for your electrons. This technique (sometimes called “dead bug construction” or “ground plane construction”) is a fun way to explore circuit board design and surface-mounting of through-hole electronic components. Plus, the result is a really fun high-tech ornament that displays its technology on the outside.
