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| Ambient LED Flowerpot Clock Sean @ MAKE writes: Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending my first Dorkbot Austin, at Cafe Mundi on E. 5th St. At least fifty were in attendance, and six people presented original work, most of which I'll be blogging over the next few days. First up, I wanted to mention this luminous flowerpot clock, with LED pistils and modeling-clay petals, by Flickr user Spyderella, aka Sharon Cichelli. It flip-flops two of seven LEDs to mark the hours, and gradually illuminates the remaining five at 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 minutes past. It's controlled by an external Arduino for prototyping purposes, but eventually will be entirely self-contained. There's video here. Sharon credits Syuzi Pakhchyan's Fashioning Technology for inspiration. In the Maker Shed:Fashioning TechnologyReady to take your craft projects to the next level? With "smart" materials, unorthodox assembly techniques, and the right tools, you can create accessories, housewares, and toys that light up, make sounds, and more.Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
Handmade Nation Now Available on DVD For anyone who hasn't been lucky enough to attend a screening of the indie craft movement documentary, Handmade Nation, you can now purchase a copy of the film on DVD. The DVDs are available through Buy Olympia, which also happens to be one of the businesses profiled in the film. [via Sublime Stitching]Read this article | Comment on this article blog.craftzine.com |
12 Easy Christmas Crafts Offered in Free eBook Download by ChristmasCrafts.net (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - 12/09/09) - ChristmasCrafts.net is proud to announce the availability of its free eBook called "12 Crafts of Christmas," which is available to consumers as a free and instant download on the ChristmasCrafts.net website. This Christmas crafts eBook offers plans for 12 exclusive crafts along with easy-to-follow instructions. Each Christmas crafts project costs less than ... us.rd.yahoo.com |
Madison museum adds new seniorsâ programs (Madison Eagle) MADISON - The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, 9 Main St., has added two new programs to its menu of senior citizen offerings. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Celebrating MLK Day (Champlin - Dayton Press) Youth put together crafts on their day off from school during Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 18 at the Champlin Ice Forum in Champlin. The event included crafts, balloons, music entertainment and ice-skating sponsored by the Baha'i's of Champlin part of the Baha'i faith community. us.rd.yahoo.com |