Craftster user Teag explains how to use soda cans to make these simple but attractive stars. You can decoupage them with patterned papers, or leave them as-is for some recycled sparkle. These would look great strung up in a mobile. Link. Related: Recycled Sodapop Charms – Link.
Instructables user unknownuser2007 combined two MAKE weekend projects: the sympathy doll and the joule thief. The result is this cutie who sucks the last life out of your batteries by holding them in his hands and lighting up his nose. – Link. Related: Make a Joule Thief – Weekend Projects Video Podcast – Link. Make […]
I have always wanted some Aerogel, and I am not sure why? Maybe just to hold something that is 99.8% air, or to try and figure out something to make with it. NASA seems to have found some uses for the amazing stuff. They have been successful in collecting cosmic dust samples, and insulating the […]
This “Bird in Fox” pendant by ViennaHorses features a mother-of-pearl bird hanging freely within the stomach of a plastic fox. The foodchain never looked quite so lovely! Link.
This is funny, someone made an O’Reilly book generator with the familiar animals from the books series (O’Reilly is the publisher of MAKE)
From the MAKE Flickr Pool: OverWired designed and built this PC-based jukebox using arcade button switches and a KeyWiz keyboard controller. More KeyWiz info from RetroBlast: The KeyWiz Max 1.5, by Groovy Game Gear, is a PS/2 keyboard encoder for MAME controller applications. It’s a compact 32-input encoder unit, with a “Shazaaam!” shift function to […]
Everyone please give a warm welcome to Marc! He will be contributing daily to the MAKE blog. Marc is a product designer, a sculptor and he started his own product design company creating everything from candy to CNC mills. Keep an eye out for his current Arduino controlled sculptures in our Make Flickr pool, and […]
