A human at EMS Labs writes: Although we don’t claim to understand it, a cat that has installed itself in a cardboard box is a happy cat. You can exploit this mysterious fact to make a your own simple corrugated cardboard cat bed like this one, designed as a kitty-sized chaise lounge. Since it’s just […]
Similar to the popular Brooklyn festival Conflux, ProvFlux is an annual summer fun-time event in Providence, RI. From the site: Part carnival and part conference, ProvFlux brings together artists, theorists, urban adventurers and the general public to share their visions of what the city can be, and to take action to make it a reality. […]
Neale writes in: Here’s a quick and easy DIY project to make a shelf out of a ski. It’s a decent use for something people might have lying around, or can at least find pretty easily at yard sales (well, easy up here in the north). More: Snowboard bench
Milk crates are very versitile, and for many, a college staple. Often it doesn’t take more than a few bungee cords or a length of rope to turn a few into whatever storage or furniture solution you need. Here’s a chandelier made from several. The linked article also has several other milk crate furniture mods. […]
Smitten Kitchen shares a delicious-looking recipe for these Blueberry Crumb Bars, which would be great to make now that blueberries are popping up at Farmers Markets everywhere.
The SX-150 was just released today and there’s already an excellent mod! Frankie writes – Today Gakken released the kit of the SX-150 analog synth (a perfect match for the new Nintendo DS Korg DS10 analog synth card!). RJ, a Japanese MAKE magazine reader, a couple fo weeks ago posted a guide to create a […]
Helen writes: I organize Yarn Smackdown, a knitting- and crocheting-to-the-death competition with 12 events. It is themed around lace and the Olympics. The 12 events are beginner sock, advanced sock, bookmark, dishcloth, knitted animal, scarf, knitted stole, crochet stole, amigurumi, crochet hat, granny square, and the food fight event. Sign-ups are open until midnight on […]
