I realize I’m one of the last folks to the game (pun intended) on this, but I finally read The Hunger Games this weekend. I finished it in less than 24 hours, and realized at last what all the hype is about. Of course, once I turned the last page, I was inspired by the […]
Vicky of Stasty wowed us with her Rubik’s Cube Battenburg cake (a different color combo in every slice!) and is back with more baking wizardry, this time in the form of double Lego cupcakes. Sure, chocolate Lego bricks on top of a cupcake are fun, but taking Vicky takes things a step further by baking […]
I guess I’ve let my science/crafty geek flag fly highly and proudly enough over the last several years, because I’ve had no fewer than five friends send me links to these amazing Large Hadron Collider Quilts in the last several days. I first saw them over on Boing Boing last week, and fell madly in […]
Got a few rolls of fancy duct tape sitting around, just waiting for a project? Make a modern geometric duct tape ipad cover with this tutorial from craftbits.com! Thanks to the huge variety of available duct tape patterns and colors, it’s easy to customize your cover to match your style. [Via How About Orange] More: […]
I am deeply, deeply impressed by the level of skill and patience that went into making this TARDIS in a bottle from Craftster user hpotterwizard. I thought that I had mad TARDIS crafting skills, but I will now tip my hat (fez?) to the master! More: Project: TARDIS Phone Charging Station @Craftzine.com blog TARDIS Travel […]
Here’s a fun and stylish project you can make from discarded RC car parts and dollar store laser pointers: an Arduino-powered laser clock. Using easily sourced parts, including a Blanda Blank stainless steel salad bowl from IKEA, over-blogger @ Zouliv wired up a couple of lasers to an Arduino to tell time. The left hand tells time by the hour and the hand on the right by the minute. Schematic and suggested hour/minute decal placement are available here.
After seeing how Elesa of Ahem transformed a $2 thrift store toy gun into a gorgeous steampunk pistol, I’m eyeing my son’s toys in a whole new way … [via EPBOT] More: How-To: Light Up Steampunk Ray Gun @Craftzine.com blog Project Excerpt: Steampunk Softies, by Nicola Tedman and Sarah Skeate @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Steampunk Balancing […]
