MAKING
USEFUL
THINGS
Behind the build, project showcases, honest reviews, and the occasional wild tangent. I make stuff and share what I learn — the wins and the disasters.
What You'll Find
No niche, no apologies. If it sparks my curiosity, it ends up here.
The full journey — failed attempts, restarts, and the moment it finally works.
Finished builds in action, with enough detail that you could make your own.
Bite-sized practical knowledge. Here's a better way to do X.
Switching gears. Updates on whatever's sparking my interest this week.
Real opinions on tools and materials. What's worth it, what's not.
When the rabbit hole demands more than a quick take. Thorough explorations of the how and why.
Latest Projects
As a fiber artist, I live on Ravelry–looking up patterns, tracking my projects, managing my queue, logging my …
Red hats as quiet resistance — that’s the whole point of this one. The Norwegian nisselue became a protest symbol …
Gridfinity finally made it to the kitchen. I printed The Next Layer’s complete kitchen collection — bins for …
Latest Posts
I built a full-stack character tracker, deployed it to Kubernetes, and shipped a browser extension -- and the part that took the longest was …
A week of failed experiments with AI tooling — from Kubernetes to a crashed Mac Studio — and what I actually learned along the way.
I've been tinkering
my whole life.
3D printing, electronics, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and yes — crochet. The through-line isn't the medium, it's the itch to figure things out.