Garrett Tillman writes in: When I went to install a pegboard in my kitchen, I figured I’d have it double as a kitchen home for my iPad. The iPad is a great kitchen accessory, but trying to keep it away from all my spills and messes has been a challenge. I created this cool, out-of-the-way […]
Jessica Floeh writes in about her inspiring, empowering, and very well-documented insulin pump accessorizing project, Hanky Pancreas: I am Jessica Floeh , a Type 1 Diabetic designer working on ways to make the insulin pump into a positive conversation piece and ultimately a fashion statement. I wanted to share with my fellow Type 1’s a […]
Instructables user jess17a shows off the laser-cut wedding dress she designed and made, and shares tips for creating your own laser fashions.
Diana Eng posted a tutorial over on Make: Online for making your own collapsible fabric antenna for ham radio! It rolls up for easy travels. One of my favorite ham radio activities is making contacts on satellites. It’s really fun to know that you’re controlling something that’s receiving and sending communications from space. But communicating […]
On the last day of Bloom month, I want to share my favorite gardening blog. The Cheap Vegetable Gardener is thrifty and innovative, and all about automation. His projects include computerized grow boxes, and this neat LED project. And for the CVG, its all about the bottom line. He makes like with this screen door […]
Vanessa Sorenson made the Tweet Sleeve, a wearable display to express your mood, at least according to Twitter. It looks for keywords in your tweets and lights up the sleeve in an according color. [Thanks, Greg Leuch!]
Maker Faire Bay Area is coming up so soon, I can almost taste it! We’re recapping some of our favorite video moments from past Maker Faires, so today check our Shelly Hatton at Maker Faire Austin 2008, who gave us a tour through her antique circular sock knitting machine, which she uses to make a […]
