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TUAW's Holiday Gift Guide: Crafts with the kids

by Erica Sadun (Dec 23rd, 2010)

Welcome to the TUAW Holiday Gift Guide! We've sorted the treasure from the junk and are serving up suggestions to make your holiday gift-giving a little easier. The best holiday helpers are often the ones you already have right at home. Here are some ideas for last minute creations that are fun ...

Turn your old Macs into clocks, lamps and more

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Feb 8th, 2010)

We've written about the recycled Mac clocks that pixelthis on Etsy has created before, but this one is definitely worth a mention. This particular piece combines an old iBook G4 with an Apple mouse to create a time piece that's complete with a working pendulum. Current pieces include a clock made ...

Etsy creator turns old Macs into new clocks

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jul 22nd, 2009)

Here's one really cool way to recycle an old Mac. Etsy seller pixelthis has turned the panels of retired Macs into clocks. pixelthis has already sold one clock made from the side of a G3. The seller currently has a clock made from the side panel of a G4 for $59USD and from the front cover of a G4 ...

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