Category Archives: Projects

More soft circuits; the nook

Some more soft circuit fun in the video below.

You can find the StarBoard kits at the Makers Market website.
via Craftzine.com blog : StarBoard Intro Kit.
With all these cool projects around, I really need to just DO it already.  I’m imagining some whirly, embroidered designs on table cloth, with an LED in the middle of the design. [...]

Kickstarter

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This website is a really great idea.  I’m somewhat familiar with the idea of an online “pledge drive” for [...]

Appa Hat Knitting Pattern

Appa Hat Knitting Pattern via Racebending.com
This is adorable!  If you’re a fan of the cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender, you’ll love this knitted Appa hat.  Let’s represent flying bison love!

Cross-Stitch Stylophone

This is amazing. Uses Lilypad to create a Stylophone in fabric. Here is a link to flickr user _syano’s flickr set for the Cross-Stitch Stylophone. via Craftzine.com.

The Herb Gardener: Homemade Herbed Cheese

The Herb Gardener: Homemade Herbed Cheese.
Now that spring time is here, I really need to get my garden back into better shape. I have everything needed to spice up this yogurt cheese in my garden (er, except for the paprika, onion powder, salt, and pepper :P) so it’ll be really fresh and delicious!

Sewing machine, music, and turn signals

Sewing Machine melody from lara grant on Vimeo.
This person used conductive thread and her sewing machine to create music!  This is pretty amazing.  I might have to try playing around with conductive thread and electronic fashion sometime… there are some pretty cool projects out there, like this Turn Signal Jacket on Instructables.
As if I needed [...]

A few things that caught my eye today

A shirt cuff wallet from RePlayGround.  It’s a wallet made out of a cuff of a plaid shirt.  It’s a great use of scraps and it looks very classy.
An embroidered replica of our favorite “cock sauce” (Sriracha).

And TetrisGems.com, which sells Tetris-themed jewelry!  Besides the above-pictured necklace, I really like the idea of the couples ring.  [...]

An envelope from Google Maps

I love sending mail and I have a couple of consistent pen pals.  This is a cute idea!
This actually sounds like a pretty cool way to send business-related mail also, especially if you have a physical storefront that people can visit.  For me, I won’t have a physical location, but I still like the idea [...]