DIY Dress Decor
Jenny Ryan has a cute project for a girl’s room (or your craft room) up at Apartment Therapy Oh Dee Doh to make this sweet little DIY Dress Decor.
Kids & Family
Hungry Caterpillar Cupcake Train
Did you see Google’s tribute to Eric Carle last week in honor of the 40th anniversary of The Very Hungry Caterpillar‘s publication? It made me smile, and so does this wonderful arrangement of cupcakes from the Coco Cakes blog! What an amazing centerpiece that would be for a kids’ party. Via
Make a Toy Stove Out of Plastic Storage Container
I know my daughter Chloe isn’t old enough yet but when she is I want to make a play kitchen for her. I have a long ways to go so I’m living vicariously through all the great crafty moms out there. Here’s a great idea by Croq Zine on how to make a toy stove […]
Iron Man 3D modeling tutorial
Bracer Jack has a nice modeling tutorial on the Iron Man helmet, especially focused on techniques for modeling hard surfaces. He even offers the files containing his 3DS Max schematic drawings to get you started. Ironman Helmet Modeling by Bracer Jack
Vibrobots!
Bill VanLoo used the Vibrobot project from MAKE, Volume 10 with his students at Honey Creek Community School. The 4/5 technology classes built Vibrobots for one of their project this year. Vibrobots are small electric bug-like creatures that are built from a small metal or plastic enclosure (think mint tin), a motor, and some ingenuity. […]
Cereal Box Bookmarks
I love this quick craft to make these cereal box bookmarks by Plum Pudding. It’s great way to recycle and a fun project for kids too.
Spanish students beat NASA
A group of student makers took kite arial photography to a new level: weather balloon photography. They certainly are undercutting NASA’s budget, spending very little on their project, and fabricating most of the structure and electronics themselves. Check out Gareth’s previous entry on the project. Mail Online has a decent writeup. Nice of them to […]