Calling all parts recyclers, pick-and-pull repurposers, and lovers of all things metal! Back in MAKE Volume 17, John Todd shared a veritable catalog of ways to remove various substances, from rust to paint to petrified grease, from metal. John breaks down mechanical methods, chemical methods, and the electrolytic method, complete with a how-to for building […]
Continue ReadingRosie of Sweetapolita made this cake that looks like a bunch of asparagus, using fondant to cover the cake and sculpt all the asparagus spears. She made it for her sister-in-law, Mary, who was celebrating after a stint of healthy eating for a body building competition. The week before her show, during a text conversation […]
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As a first step on my journey from “Zero to Maker,” I spent a lot of time thinking about who I was going to spending time with, and more importantly, how I was going to convince them to let me hang out! After a cursory search for people to meet in my area (San Francisco), many of the signs pointed to Make: SF, a monthly Meetup group that offers, in their own words, “an opportunity to get started in the maker community. You can meet local makers, learn some new skills and grow from there.”
Continue ReadingIn high school I used to steal large sheets of grid paper from the drafting room flat files and spend hours, if not weeks, meticulously coloring in each square with a seemingly random selection of colors. It was like therapy. So you can imagine my delight when this turned up in my inbox. Geometric color grid explosion!
Continue ReadingJust in time for lunch packing season, Mollie from Wild Olive teamed up with Tara at Sew Tara to make these wonderful embroidered snack bags! I’m always a serious sucker for anything that’s properly labeled, so the item-specific embroidery on each bag really makes my day. Click here to check out the snack bag tutorial, […]
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In the Spring of 2011, I worked on a project with artists Steve Hanson and Elliot Clapp that was part of Apexart’s “Let it end like this” group show, curated by Todd Zuniga. Steve created a generative questionnaire that polled gallery-goers and presented them with their Last Words.
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Looking for that classy Dr. Who touch? Simon Jansen made TARDIS cufflinks from an N-scale model train Police Box. It just took some light metalworking (basically using a razor saw) and painting, and the cufflinks nicely match his TARDIS MAME console.
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