Slides (PDF) of the WattzOn presentation at the Web 2.0 Summit… MacArthur Fellow, Dr. Saul Griffith will demonstrate a new, free digital application that allows anyone to more broadly understand their real energy footprint. The rich online audit calculates personal energy consumption from flying, driving, powering a home, eating, shopping, working and even one’s share […]
doe-c-doe has given little glimpses of the progress of these adorable sewing pattern embroidery collages for weeks, and she just announced that she’s added them to her Etsy shop. They’ve got me swooning. She’s combined delicate embroidery and 3-D elements to create the collages. I love the special touch of the measuring tape around the […]
Drawdio on Veroboard from Dylski on Vimeo. Ladyada writes: dylski wanted to build a Drawdio, but didn’t want to pay/wait for international shipping. No problem, he just made his own out of parts kicking around his workbench and some stripboard/”veroboard”. The big insight for me here is the stripboard preplanning. Check out all the details, […]
I smiled when I saw this posting on MAKE contributor Steve Lodefink’s blog about making and canning Concord grape jelly. When we moved into our current house, which has several mature concord grape vines, we decided to make jelly. Like Steve, we went onto the net, and it looks like we landed on the same […]
Chickpea Sewing Studio shares her free pattern for making this sweet, block-style baby quilt. All those little blocks make this pattern perfect for using up fabric scraps.
Treehugger has an excellent overview of 30 non-standard ways to put a roof over your head in ‘tents times.’ Above is one of my favorite: a tent disguised as a car. Don’t worry: the article is as good as the pun is bad:)
I understand Maker Faire Austin is done and gone, but I’m still thinking about how much fun it was. Over the next week or 2, I’ll continue to share some highlights from the most make-tastic event Austin’s ever seen. Mindbites has a good, craft-centric piece on their experience at Maker Faire. Here’s a quick video […]
