Oilcloth Picnic Placemats
Kelly at Make: Grow: Gather shows you how to make cute oilcloth picnic placemats complete with easy ribbon ties.
Month: April 2008
Stackable Cats Pattern
Anna from Mochi Mochi Land posted her pattern for stackable cats on her store. With stackable cats, you can maximize your cat-having while saving space. Learn how to make a striped cat, a calico cat, and a siamese cat.
Porsche Bedspread to Dress
Melissa Fehr made a 1950 style dress out of a vintage Porsche duvet cover that she found on ebay. She used Simplicity pattern 3780. She looks speedy. Related Refashion Ikea curtains and pillowcases into skirts
Computerized Etch A Sketch @ Maker Faire
Never been able to realize your artistic vision on the old grey screen? Neil’s project may be of help – Anyone who has tried to use an Etch A Sketch knows that a good deal of co-ordination is needed in order to draw anything but horizontal and vertical lines. It quickly becomes obvious that a […]
POV Jumprope concept
Here’s an idea for a persistence of vision jumprope which displays cycles, time, or calories burned. It’s only a design concept at this point, but I’m sure some knowledgeable maker out there can beat it to the punch. Hmm, I wonder if the (somewhat) variable curvature of the rope would present a legibility problem – […]
Maker Faire takes shape
The 21st century carnival comes to town. The tents are getting pitched, the tools are being set out, the batteries are charging. Excitement builds as the first outlines of the 2008 Maker Faire Bay Area take shape. Above, Bay Area metal sculptor Dan Das Mann’s 39′ “Crude Awakening” sculpture prays for sunny skies and a […]
Bazaar Bizarre Raffle at Maker Faire
Enter the Bazaar Bizarre Raffle while at Maker Faire! This year we are holding a drawing to to raise some funds for the Bazaar Bizarre to use in future shows! A $1 donation could win you over $700.00 in Art and Hand Crafted Products! This awesome indie stash consists of signed limited edition prints, one […]
