Okay, I really admit it this time, the only flowers I can really maintain are those low-maintenance cactus, which I have one on my desk right now. (and it’s still ALIVE!)
For those of you who have hard time maintaining a “real” garden, you might want to try the alternatives (like me cactus) or learn how to make a steel flower. Make sure you put some anti-rust coating so your flower will be maintenance-free even if it rains.
If you are sorta serious about photography, you might want to consider making yourself one of these “gyro” image stabilizers that will allow you to take perfect photos. Learn how to make the gyro image stabilizer by following step-by-step instructions here. (via ohgizmo)
This image stabilizer can be used with any lens and camera. It works the in same way as the Hubble telesc
For those of you looking for different ways to create realistic burns for this halloween, check out this instructable that shows you how. It looks so realistic, gross!
Although an extensive burn makeup can be achieved with prosthetics, there is a great deal which can be done with directly applied effects materials and colour, removing the need to sculpt and make moulds.
Here’s the most innovative iPhone dock I have ever seen so far, a wooden, hand-crank iPhone dock! You can also learn how to make a hand-crank iPhone dock yourself here, all included with needed schematics, diagrams, and more. (via make, cg)
Way coo
Here’s a rather interesting DIY motion-activated mini tesla coil. It seems to work pretty well, this could be one of the best Halloween tricks you could implement to your trick-or-treaters. (via make)
video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNsc24cas5Q
For those of you who need another smaller display for monitoring stuff such as network load and status on your linux computer, here’s a great DIY on how to add a MatrixOrbital VFD display. I see a lot of great uses on this, will have to make one myself soon. 🙂
Last time we featured a photography DIY on how to make your own fisheye lens for a DSLR camera. Well, that one is great if you have a DSLR but for the rest of us, you can refer to this awesome guide on how to make a fisheye lens for your digital camera on a budget.
I really like this method as it’s simple to make/implement, will be trying it this weekend for sheezy.
Werewolf has always been the most awesome creature at Halloween, here’s a great guide on how to make yourself a werewolf mask costume!
We featured couple different posts on how to hack a masterlock, here’s a “graphical” guide you can use to hack a MasterLock. Of course, my advice is actually not use a MasterLock as it can easily be hacked. (
Halloween is certainly just right around the corner and you might be interested in how to learn to make Halloween Hanging Mobiles!
I really happened to like this one as the project involves using a computer-controlled CNC machine to do “exact” and “precise” cut-outs.
