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If you are near the Providence, RI area come by the opening party for Craftland (235 Westminster Street) Friday, November 30 from 5-9 PM for some fun filled craft-geekery. Brian Jepson, Rhode Island’s local MAKE and CRAFT geek, will be showing off cool stuff you can make with LEDs, assuming he hasn’t broken any of it between now and then: Ever wish you could control each holiday light individually? Check out an Arduino-powered set of 64 green and red holiday lights that you can weave yourself with LEDs, wires, and patience. If you prefer something a little more personal and wearable, you’ll be able to see the LilyPad Arduino in action, too. Craftland runs from December 1-22 with the following schedule: Wednesday - Sunday 11am-6pm, Open late: Thursdays and Saturdays 11am-8pm. Don’t miss your chance to do some holiday shopping with all the cool indie wares — the perfect way to shop for the holidays! Link.
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Our pals at Evil Mad Scientist Labs have posted a “5-minute Project” on creating a thread spool spinner for a sewing machine using an old (un-powered) PC cooling fan.
5-minute project: Spool spinner from an old fan - Link
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A desktop fridge made from a peltier cooler which the builder insists can be powered through a USB port (though I wonder).
$5 Mini USB Fridge! - Link
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Jessica at How About Orange made these delicious cream cheese chocolate cupcakes and shares her recipe. They look amazing! Link.
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Cleveland’s Bazaar Bizarre will take place this Saturday from noon to 9:00 p.m. in the storefront of the Sincere Building (2079 East 4th Street - corner of East 4th and Prospect Avenue) as part of Pop Up City (PDF), a new initiative partially funded by the Civic Innovation Lab. Check out the full list of vendors. For more information on the event, visit the Bazaar Bizarre site. Link.
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How to turn a Mag-Lite flashlight into a high-powered LED flashlight.
High-powered LED Mag-lite Conversion - Link
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from babaLou of SRL in SF:
Please come out and support our efforts to raise money for our beloved Todd Blair. Todd has been a long time good friend of mine (many many years). He is a stellar individual and amazing asset to our community.
The Blue & Green Ball - A Benefit for Todd Blair is Saturday, December 1st at SOMARTS, 934 Brannan, San Francisco, California 94103. Time is 8pm and there’s a $10 donation.
Link to more info.
Todd Blair suffered a severe head injury after the last SRL show in Amsterdam. He has a long road of medical bills, living and rehab expenses. Todd’s SRL, CCA, and other communities join forces presenting an evening of entertainment, bazaar, silent and live auction of many fine art, kinetic sculpture, peoples’ highly coveted skills, etc.
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Learn to make some simple yet fun fabric mittens for your little ones with the help of this tutorial at the blog Write, Mama. Write. [via] Link.
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Now that we’re seeing those 12 volt camper coolers turning up at garage sales and thrift stores (I found one for $2.50), here’s a neat little idea for turning it into a customizable mini-fridge powered by a USB port!
Taking out the Peltier/Heatsink Unit
You’ll basically just need a phillips hea…
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Love, love, love the contrast of fuzzy felt with smooth silver in these contemporary yet classic rings by jewelry artist Colleen Baran. Link.
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