One thing that I’ve seen at a couple of recent weddings is something called a ‘flower wall’, which is a beautiful wall made of lace/silk flowers to serve as a backdrop for wedding photos. I had a chance to assemble one a couple days ago for my wonderful sister/brother-in-law, so just wanted to walk throughContinue reading “Building a Flower Wall”
Category Archives: Projects
Glofish Aquarium
Over the past month or so, I’ve been working on stocking a new 60 gallon aquarium. I’ve always loved aquariums in the past, and actually had a 10-gallon aquarium with a betta fish (Reza), followed by five glofish tetras back in the day. Unfortunately, the five tetras passed away a few months ago, and theContinue reading “Glofish Aquarium”
littleBits Electronics Synth Kit Review
Our public library has a bunch of kid electronic projects that they loan out, so recently I got my hands on the littleBits Electronics Synth Kit. As a kit, it was very well built and surprisingly easy to figure out — I actually worked through all the exercises in the book during Alexander’s nap time,Continue reading “littleBits Electronics Synth Kit Review”
DIY Home Uplighting
Over the last month, things have been pretty busy with work and trips to Chicago (more on this later), but one project that I’ve really enjoyed is installing some uplighting around the house. Deena has actually wanted this for quite a while, so we asked a few professional services to give us some quotes, andContinue reading “DIY Home Uplighting”