How do you decorate your apartment walls when your landlord doesn’t let you paint, nail into, or otherwise modify them? Erika from Erikaceous used fishing line to hang vending machine toy capsules (“gashapon capsules” to be precise) from the molding. It’s a fun piece of decor that will help ensure you get your deposit back. […]
As a kid with two older brothers, I knew how important it was to be the first to crack open a new box of cereal and sift through the contents for the toy inside. I remember fishing out a plastic toy submarine and I absolutely loved it. When you filled the submarine’s compartment with baking […]
Check out this repurposed IM-Me instant messaging toy turned pocket spectrum analyzer from embedded hacker Michael Ossmann. What’s more, he’s included source.
If you were ever curious what went on inside one of those tiny guitar-like Paper Jamz toys that clutter the shelves at your local big box store, then you’ll find Margery Conner’s teardown (literally!) of interest. Printed circuits, capacitive touch, blob-tops; it’s a worthy read.
FurGots on Craftster made a plush Hobbes, from the comic Calvin & Hobbes. In only 3 hours! I like his serious face. She says: After a conversation with my friend, who dressed up as “Calvin” for Halloween, I got around to thinking…. it would be awfully neat to make a Hobbes stuffed animal. With all […]
I love seeing someone transform an idea from one medium to another. That act is a form of collaboration, and it can happen across space and time, too. Face-to-face interaction is not always necessary. Take this fulled sweater stuffed tiger, by Craftster user ptarmic wumpus (Boulder, CO). Inspired by an old coloring book from the […]
When I was little, there was a period of time where I liked to carry my doll around all the time. I think one of my friends even had a little toy stroller for her doll. I like this idea better – a carrier. Owlet has a tutorial for a mini mei tai, which is […]
