A device that drives squirrels nuts via Book of Joe… Bill pondered the ways humans have chosen to deal with squirrels — poisoning, shooting, trapping — and decided no one had tried to annoy them into submission. That is Bill Earl’s great contribution to pest control: He’s the first man to think of ticking squirrels […]
Straps Band Chair by Yahïa Ouled-Moussa looks like it has nice re-make potential via Book of Joe.
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To round out Threadbanger’s steampunk week, Meg Allan made a Decor it Yourself episode with Amy Merrick on making your own plant terrariums. They need more brass gears, in my opinion, but this is a great way to keep super low maintenance plants around. More: Make a Tabletop Biosphere – Make: Video Podcast
Michelle @ CRAFT writes: Ikea Hacker points out lamps that Jim makes from things he finds at Ikea like this Ordning colander. I can’t say I would ever use a colander as a lampshade, but it does look pretty cool.
Get Ready to Rumble! MakePhilly’s own 3rd annual Art Buggy Derby (www.ArtBuggy.com) is being held on October 19, 2008 and this year it is an official event of Design Philadelphia! So grab your foot powered buggy… race it, create art with it, and win $500 CASH! What is the Art Buggy Derby? It is the world’s only live […]
Today we continue our series Families at the Faire where we profile a family’s experience at last year’s Maker Faire Austin. Meet the Royers, a young family who took advantage of early bird ticket specials so they could enjoy Maker Faire for the enitre weekend. They explored, played, crafted and came out with loads of […]
