On Friday Oct 31 – Sunday Nov 2, 2008, Steam Powered – the California Steampunk Convention, will take place at the Domain Hotel in Sunnyvale, CA. Presenters and performers include Greg Broadmore, Senior Conceptual Designer at Weta Workshop, Jake von Slatt (Steampunk Workshop), Abney Park, the Brassworks Band, Ann and Jeff VanderMeer (Steampunk Anthology), Studio […]
This week I built a Mechamo Crab by Gakken. I have wanted to make one of these kits for a long time, and I finally got my chance. I made a time lapse-video of the entire build, it took about 3 hours to complete, but now it’s just a bit over 5 minutes. I hope […]
If you’re looking for a new fall baking treat, try making your own acorn flour. Via BoingBoing, Eric and Julia of Ramshackle Solid have tutorial up on their blog. They recommend acorn pancakes!
Folding Trees shares a link to Whimsy Love’s step-by-step tutorial for making these colorful mini-notebooks made from paint chip samples. (Warning: Whimsy Love’s blog features music.)
Some video love for you today. Check out this gruesome scene as a fellow Haunted House/Halloween maker describes how he makes this BBQ seem a little too real for the people driving by in his neighborhood. Also please check out last years Halloween Issue. We still have some copies left and it’s packed with amazing […]
Seen on the Make: Flickr Pool, a pinhole camera housed inside of a top hat. Abracadabra Pinhole Camera
PT @ MAKE shares this skateboard flower by Ted Hunter, who writes: This piece, I built is called Reach for Light. It was last shown at the Wood Turning Center in Philadelphia but was originally built for an art exhibition in Hawaii . It’s a good example of free hand vacuum veneer bending. The flower […]
