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Crafty Beauty: DIY Mason Jar Manicure Kit (and Lantern)

Crafty Beauty: DIY Mason Jar Manicure Kit (and Lantern)

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Looking for an especially thoughtful handmade gift idea? Give a pretty DIY manicure—plus a lovely glass lantern to help set a relaxing mood—with this DIY mason jar manicure kit! Large canning jars are the perfect size for so many kinds of kits, but I especially love that one is specifically designed to transform into a […]

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Live from MakerCon — An Interview with Bethany Koby

Live from MakerCon — An Interview with Bethany Koby

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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Talking to Bethany Koby about her argument that the ownership of technology changes the relationship between young people and the technology they have built rather than bought.

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How-To: Chocolate Tin Sewing Kit

How-To: Chocolate Tin Sewing Kit

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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I love tiny tins and containers–they always come in handy for future crafting projects! A perfect example: this charming chocolate tin sewing kit.

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Can’t Find the Right Music Controller? Don’t get Mad, get Livid!

Can’t Find the Right Music Controller? Don’t get Mad, get Livid!

By Michael Castor

Michael Castor

I am the Evangelist for the Maker Shed. It seems that there is no limit to my making interests. I'm a tinkerer at heart and have a passion for solving problems and figuring out how things work. When not working for Make I can be found falling off my unicycle, running in adverse weather conditions, skiing down the nearest hill, restoring vintage motorcycles, or working on my car.

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MIDI controllers have long been a staple of electronic music, but there hasn’t been a great way for you to build your own… until now. The Maker Shed has teamed up with Livid Instruments to bring you the Builder DIY lineup of MIDI controller kits. Let the creativity begin!

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Gift Idea: DIY Explorer Kit

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Looking for the perfect handmade gift for the adventurous kids in your life? You’ll definitely want to check out this awesome DIY explorer kit!

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New in the Maker Shed: Bigshot Camera Kit

New in the Maker Shed: Bigshot Camera Kit

By Michael Castor

Michael Castor

I am the Evangelist for the Maker Shed. It seems that there is no limit to my making interests. I'm a tinkerer at heart and have a passion for solving problems and figuring out how things work. When not working for Make I can be found falling off my unicycle, running in adverse weather conditions, skiing down the nearest hill, restoring vintage motorcycles, or working on my car.

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The Bigshot camera Kit, now available in the Maker Shed, is a complete digital camera that you assemble yourself, learning how it works along the way.

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