30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius by McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics $24.95
30 Ways to Have Some Computer-Controlled Evil Fun! This wickedly inventive guide shows you how to program and build a variety of projects with the Arduino microcontroller development system. Covering Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms, 30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius gets you up to speed with the simplified C programming you need to know--no prior programming experience necessary. Using...
The LEGO Technic Idea Book: Simple Machines by No Starch Press $19.95
The LEGO® Technic Idea Book: Simple Machines is a collection of hundreds of working examples of simple yet fascinating Technic models that you can build based on their pictures alone. Each project uses color-coded pieces and is photographed from multiple angles, making it easy to see how the models are assembled without the need for step-by-step instructions. Every model...
The LEGO Technic Idea Book: Fantastic Contraptions by No Starch Press $19.95
The LEGO® Technic Idea Book: Fantastic Contraptions is a collection of hundreds of working examples of simple yet fascinating Technic models that you can build based on their pictures alone. Each project uses color-coded pieces and is photographed from multiple angles, making it easy to see how the models are assembled without the need for step-by-step instructions. Every model illustrates a...
The Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 Inventor's Guide by No Starch Press $29.95
The LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT 2.0 set offers hundreds of building elements, programming software, and powerful electronics that you can use to create amazing robots. But where do you begin?This eagerly awaited second edition of the bestselling Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Inventor's Guide is your key to designing, building, and programming robots with the NXT 2.0 set.You'll learn practical...
Easy Crochet Critters (Leisure Arts #75266) (Vanna's Choice) by Leisure Arts, Inc $4.95
Vanna White, the popular TV game show co-host and America's favorite crocheter, presents 10 little amigurumi animals that will capture your heart. From the alligator to the walrus, each of the 10 creatures can rest in the palm of your hand. Just think how much fun you'll have crocheting the whole zoo, especially when you use Vanna's Choice and Vanna's Choice Baby yarns from the Lion Brand Yarn...
Making Things Move DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists by McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics $30.00
A unique guide to practical mechanical design principles and their applications In Making Things Move, you'll learn how to build moving mechanisms through non-technical explanations, examples, and do-it-yourself projects--from art installations to toys to labor-saving devices. The projects include a drawing machine, a mini wind turbine, a mousetrap powered car, and more, but the applications of...
Little Felted Animals: Create 16 Irresistible Creatures with Simple Needle-Felting Techniques by Richard Boutin $12.99
Aren’t these the cutest? • Sixteen meltingly adorable animals• All the favorites, including cats, dogs, birds, bunnies, more• Easy to make, great as gifts, toys, decorationsAll together now: Awwwww! In Little Felted Animals, author Marie-Nöelle Horvath shows how to make the cutest little miniature animals, using just a few simple tools and some wool roving. Birds, bears, cats, dogs,...
Pop Sculpture: How to Create Action Figures and Collectible Statues by Watson-Guptill $29.99
Sculpt toys and collectibles with modern-day tools, techniques and applications used by today’s top industry professionals Ever since a 12-inch G.I. Joe took toy soldiers to a whole new level by giving them the ability to pose via moveable parts, as well as interchangeable clothing and accessories, the business of creating pop sculpture icons for the mass market was off and running....
Sew the Contemporary Wardrobe for 18-Inch Dolls: Complete Instructions & Full-Size Patterns for 35 Clothing and Accessory Items by Krause Publications $19.95
This book provides 35 patterns for clothing and accessory items that can be mixed and matched to create an infinite number of outfits to fit the ever-popular 18-inch dolls. The wardrobe includes all the latest fashion items for girls, such as a jean jacket, flared jeans, all styles of t-shirts, special occasion dresses, nightwear, purses, and hats. Suggestions for other fabric, embellishment, and...
Wool Pets: Making 20 Figures with Wool Roving and a Barbed Needle by Kevin Sharp $19.95
Anyone can make cute and cuddly creatures from a handful of fluff and a barbed needle! Needle felting is a new craft and is gaining in popularity. There are only a few books written on the subject and most of those focus on 'flat' needle felting on a surface. This book is about sculptural needle felting—creating 3-D animals and figures using the felting needle to sculpt wool. The book shows the...