KQED mini-docu on hackerspaces/Noisebridge
Science on the SPOT: Open Source Creativity – Hackerspaces
Month: January 2011
How-To: Make 9-Hole Buttons
Derek and Lauren on Design Sponge have a nifty tutorial on how to make a 9-hole button using oven bake clay. I love changing out buttons on my old clothes to give them a fresher look. With the 9 holes you can easily stitch to personalize it with any letter you want.
How-To: Color Spectrum Pet Bed
Every pet deserves an awesome colorful place to sleep, right? See how Brett Bara created this one over on Design*Sponge. It’s worth checking out for the gratuitous cat shots alone!
Crafty Events
Know of any craft fairs coming up? Please add them to our online calendar! Coming Up This Weekend: Indie Wed Chicago, IL Saturday, Jan. 29, 10am – 4pm Request for Donations: 2011 Special Olympics USA Scarf Project Deadline for submissions: Feb. 18, 2011 Call for Vendors: Renegade Craft Fair Austin Austin, TX May 21 – […]
UK engineer makes own aortic implant, saves own life
Well, OK, admittedly Tal Golesworthy had a team of respected doctors and medical imaging experts to consult with, but, as he puts it, “[w]hen you’ve got the scalpel of Damocles hanging over your sternum, it motivates you into making things happen and so they do.” Only two years elapsed between his fateful diagnosis and his recent successful surgery. The implant itself was designed on a computer based on digital imagery of Golesworthy’s heart, and fabricated on a form made using a rapid prototyping technique. Check out all the details at The Engineer. [via Boing Boing]
Citizens as sensors
Quick question: If you were having a heart attack and could choose one person to help you &emdash; either a paramedic, 10 miles away, or a CPR-certified neighbor, three blocks away &emdash; who’d make the cut? Since it’s your life at stake, let me give you a few more details to help aid in your […]
Kid’s Kitchen: 5 Ways to Make a Meal More Exciting
By Katie Goodman I have two very different eaters. One is incredibly picky and always has been. The other was the baby who put everything in her mouth, but is now going through a slight picky phase. Kids don’t know that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. In fact, it seems that my […]
