DIY Projects

DIY: Green Dollhouse Furniture

DIY: Green Dollhouse Furniture

I really like the aesthetics of these pieces made by Anna over at forty-two roads. They remind me of the table made in Craft’s Fashioning Technology book. I would love to see these scaled up to “full size” and made of cardboard or plywood. Read more about Green Dollhouse Furniture More: More about Fashioning Technology […]

The A-Team music box!

The A-Team music box!

Simon writes – This is a little music box I created using a HK828 voice recorder and playback IC. This one chip allows you to record and play back 30 to 60 seconds of audio (depending on the quality) with a minimum of components quite easily. I made a simple ‘A Team music box’ but […]

Arduino for breakfast?

Arduino for breakfast?

Like many of us, Justin doessn’t have time to cook up a real breakfast before heading out in the morning. So he put Chef Arduino to work automating the process using a relay interface and a few other components – So I hooked up a coffee maker, and two electric stove surfaces to the RelaySquid. […]

Experiments with Aerogel

Experiments with Aerogel

I made a post about Aerogel a while back and I still haven’t figured out what to do with my sample. This website has a lot of practical information about Aerogel, including some experiments in conductivity and optics. It’s a great place to start learning about this cool stuff. Weight and strength wise Aerogel is […]

Build Your Own Mid-Century Modern Birdhouse

Build Your Own Mid-Century Modern Birdhouse

Curbly has a nice video how-to on building a modern inspired birdhouse. The final product looks a lot nicer than most versions found in the local hardware store. Hopefully your local birds will appreciate the design. Anyone interested in design and architecture can appreciate the brilliant combination of modern materials and contemporary lifestyle patterns inhabitated […]

DIY Skateboard

DIY Skateboard

Letsevo has a nice write up on how-to make your own old school style skateboard. The website has a flickr photo set of the build and a PDF template to get you started in the right direction. I just finished out my latest project. A contribution for the DIY (Do it yorself) community. Since I […]