In the last few years, the world of hobby robotics has exploded. Driven by the plummeting prices and ubiquity of microcontrollers, servomotors, and other electronic and mechanical components, the growth in personal fabrication technologies, and the success of such commercial toy, hobby, and domestic robots as Lego Mindstorms, the Robosapien line, Japanese mini humanoids, and […]
Craftastica shares how she put together an advent calendar from completely recycled materials. I love that it’s a green project that can be done with kids, setting a great example.
Crochet by Faye shares a crochet pattern for making this stuffed dreidel softie you can use for decoration or for play.
Domesticali shares a photo tutorial showing us how to make these sweet origami mini-wreath ornaments. I love that she used sheet music to make these–very festive yet elegant.
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories baked up an Apple apple pie this Thanksgiving, complete with laser-cut Apple logo. It helps to have a square springform pan, too.
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: user poopscape made an interesting tutorial on using gold leaf to embellish river rocks as an alternative to hokey holiday decorations. From the site: This Christmas, instead of forking out the big bucks for the big bling, try this instead. Gold leaf is surprisingly cheap ($7 for a pack […]
Over at the Cool Tools blog, Kevin Kelly just reviewed How to Build an Igloo: And Other Snow Shelters by Norbert E. Yankielun. I really wish I had this book as a kid; snow forts are so much fun!
