Sep 29th, 2007
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Why should human crafters have all the fun? Check out this amazing miniature dollhouse craft room Lala-a-Gogo fixed up for her Blythe dolls. View more of her “Blythe Manor” set on Flickr here. Link.
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• Blythe Cupcake Hat - Link.
• Wearable Blythe - Link.
• Team Sibley at Variety Fair - Link.
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Sep 29th, 2007
Blogsnapper at 04:09 pm 
There are a number of these neat n’ tidy multi-device charging station projects floating through the interwebs. This one uses a cheap Ikea storage tub and features switches for each charger.
IKEA Power Charging Box with individual switches - Link
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Sep 29th, 2007
Blogsnapper at 04:09 pm 
Brooklynites Josh and Lisa modded a prefab loft bed with weatherproof paint and created this attractive raised garden, which keeps plants safe from their chomp-happy dog, Mookie. [via] Link.
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Sep 29th, 2007
Blogsnapper at 04:09 pm This week Eric Beug joins me this week to make a musical instrument out of walkmans. The mellotron is an instrument that uses taped audio through a keyboard interface. Finding inspiration in Mike Walters’ Melloman, we hacked together a simple circuit to trigger loops of tape to make a super simple sampler. We had originally thought to use getlofi’s parallel port sequencer, but ended up going with the arduino instead. I’ll have the pdf, including the program that goes on the arduino, available for download Saturday. - Subscribe Link
We got the walkmans for two bucks apiece on the west end of Canal Street in New York City and there were still a lot left there.! If you need an arduino, we sell them now in the Make: Store - Link
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Sep 29th, 2007
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Etsy’s Most Wonderful Things introduced us to tinymeat’s Etsy store where she sells some of the cutest iPod cozies featuring artists like Helena Garcia (left) and Emily Martin of The Black Apple (right). See more cool wares at the tinymeat Etsy store. [ via ] Link.
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Sep 29th, 2007
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Matt Gardiner’s recent incarnation of his “Oribotics” (robotic origami flowers) project adds a networked component that allows visitors to send SMS messages to the cyborg buds from their cellphones as well as input control messages through a web-based interface. Says Matt, “At the moment we are working with compact computers (about the size of a greeting card), Micro Linear Actuators, designing flowers from water bombs, and using some of the strongest sticky tape in the world… If all that sounds a little odd, then you’d better read the blog.” The flowers go on display October 9th at the Melbourne International Arts Festival. Check it out if you happen to be down under.
Gardiner’s “Oribotics” site -Link
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Sep 29th, 2007
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TONIGHT, NYC! Handmade Music is an evening of original creations for music making, open to the creative minds of the New York area. It’s equal parts party, show-and-tell, performance, and science fair, open to whatever oddball software and hardware people want to bring, complete or not. Some come with projects, others just to hear and see unusual new instruments, from software to game systems to homemade electronic instruments.
Each installment brings plenty of surprises, but appearances confirmed
for this one include:
The event is a convergence of the music community/blog createdigitalmusic.com, the kings and queens of all things DIY at Make Magazine and makezine.com, and handmade marketplace Etsy.com. The event is hosted at Brooklyn’s community workshop, Etsy Labs.
If you wanna come, please rsvp@etsy.com. If you wanna bring something, tell us about it in your rsvp email…
Thursday, September 27th. 8PM. Etsy Labs. 325 Gold St. 6th Floor. Brooklyn. See you! (Map).
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Sep 29th, 2007
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Nikol of The Thrifty Knitter has a free pattern, Pebble, a Cobblestone-inspired manly baby vest. I love the cute side buttons. Link.
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Sep 29th, 2007
Blogsnapper at 04:09 pm Using a bunch of microcontroller controlled white LEDs is one way to jazz up a coffee table! Check out the LED Coffee Table that Evil Mad Scientists has developed. If you think this technology would look nice in your table you are in luck since you can purchase a kit to build your very own.
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Sep 29th, 2007
Blogsnapper at 04:09 pm
This video shows you how to make a simple cook stove out of little more than two soda cans, some fiberglass, and Heet (the gas-line anti-freeze).
Make a DIY Portable Stove - Link
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