Fairy House/Birthday cake
This project was a bit of a mad dash once the concept popped into my head, and so I really have very little media to document other than the end result (at least that I can find- if I discover […]
Read more →This project was a bit of a mad dash once the concept popped into my head, and so I really have very little media to document other than the end result (at least that I can find- if I discover […]
Read more →We’re in “Scouts”- As I was reviewing girl scout troops in our area, Amanda explained that she was in girl scouts for a while and lost interest pretty quick, and further relayed that boy scouts got to do cooler projects […]
Read more →One of very few video games we get to enjoy around here is Kerbal Space Program. It’s actually my wife’s fault as she bought the game for me before D was born. It’s a great way to lose track of […]
Read more →Long story short, I ended up crossing paths with Charlotte is Creative recently and that ultimately led to a conversation with a Charlotte artist for which I agreed to co-pitch a fairly improvisational art installation grant with- mostly because it […]
Read more →So this project followed an improvisational demo of buoyancy vs. pressure after noticing a “toy” pipette in a chemistry set D had received and weighing it down a bit with a coil of solder. I rememer a cereal toy tony […]
Read more →Inspired by our previous, fairly epic failure, we decided to embark on a more dramatic failure since it will be a few years before we have the opportunity to capture a total eclipse from the air again. This time around […]
Read more →Every toddler seems to have a favorite “friend”, & Del’s no exception. Although she’s quite fond of Minnie, and Monkey, her favorite is her camel friend, “Saul”. Nobody knows why or how she opted to name him but she’s been […]
Read more →This project is still a bit of a work in progress but the heavy lifting is done. Now that we’re getting to an appropriate age for power wheels, I had the idea to recreate one of the vehicles from my […]
Read more →This is an easy one! Add some extra pop! to your bubble repertoire with a containment chamber and some smoke effects. Bubble machines are a dime a dozen these days- you probably already have one lying around just because. Well, […]
Read more →Halloween 2019- Falcore the luck dragon, Atrayu, and Bastian. I should write more here later..
Read more →We took the ever-popular door jumper rig to new heights- literally! This one’s pretty easy once you get your mount secured. That’s the harder part. For this to be simple and effective you want as high a tether point as […]
Read more →The above is the inscription on the starfield portal we made in Delilah’s room before she was born. It represents the precise moment the stars aligned over our house when Amanda broke the news. Fortunately it was captured and tagged […]
Read more →This simple project ended up being a great way to learn about superhydrophobic materials (and hydrophillic). Basically, we just seized the opportunity to practice some simple CAD and build a small simple maze from lines and curves. Then we printed […]
Read more →Here’s a fun little quickie I came up with while awaiting the big southwest adventure trip. Our first flight to Albequerque had a stopover in Chicago- while at the intial gate I came up with this plan for an improv […]
Read more →My travel collectible is hats- generally everyday ballcap style hats that I wear daily- bonus points for unique features/materials but generally practical, neat hats from around the world/country. I have a majority of US states, and a long list of […]
Read more →I love this mod for a number of reasons, chief among them is that its a bit of a triumph of coding for me personally, although I did cut & paste some of the value averaging this whole program was […]
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