Flickr user pfeifmusic writes: This is a nightlight I made for my daughter from a ball I found in the a department store clearance isle. I took a drill to it; some of the holes go all the way through, some just scratch the surface. There’s a high brightness white LED inside. The ball is […]
I often have trouble finding pants that fit my kids in the waist and the length, and we end up trying to cinch up the waists to keep the pants from falling down. So I’m taking special note of this tutorial for cute adjustable belts for kids. The tutorial is part of the fun Celebrate […]
If you’re looking to get your kiddos in to the Olympic spirit, whip up some cookies and transform them in to gold medals with this tutorial from Cindy at Alpha Mom. She also shows how to make an Olympic torch with simple items you already have at home.
Tomorrow is Chinese New Year celebrating the Year of the Tiger! It’s a huge celebration across asian cultures and for me, it’s all about family and memories of red paper of all sorts. In our house growing up, the festivities were centered around food — an amazing feast filled with dish upon dish of Chinese […]
Andrea of CraftyBitch created this lovebird Valentine headband for her daughter, and has shared the pattern for download on her blog. I love the touch of ric rac around the base of the headband.
Ranjit Bhatnagar is making an instrument every day in February. Some are electronic, some are mechanical, and some are both. This walnut shell rattle seems easy to make with a drill and some string, and makes a pretty satisfying jangle, suitable for weekend sock-clad marching band parades around the house.
George Hart continues to rock Math Mondays on MAKE, up this week is the skewer hyperboloid! Thirty two shish kabob skewers and 176 small rubber bands are all it takes to make a beautiful hyperbolid of revolution. This is an example of what is called a “ruled surface,” meaning even though it is curved, it […]
