Before and after Hurricane Ike Now is the time for any ideas you have requiring millions of cubic yards of wood mulch. From the Houston Chronicle: The city of Houston will sponsor a nationwide contest in hopes of recycling all of the 5.6 million cubic yards of tree waste cleaned up from households and front […]
Heidi from MyPaperCrane had the genius idea of decorating gingerbread men (and owls!) with icing piped on to look like bones, turning a Christmas-time treat into something decidedly spookier.
Maker Faire Austin wrapped up last night, and there were folks crafting, learning and sharing right up to the very end. There were so many amazing Makers and vendors, and it was awesome to walk around and watch people teaching new crafts and then seeing the light bulbs go off in the minds of the […]
As at previous Faires, the editors of the magazine and blog got to give out Editor’s Choice Blue Ribbons to our favorite makers. It’s one of my favorite parts of the Faire experience. The makers are usually very excited to get a ribbon — like having the prize Holstein at the State Fair. As soon […]
Working Barn Stew Recipe by Tracey Tee of Delight.com It is Soup Weather. And stew, and chili and crock pot weather…and you won’t find a bigger fan of hot, delicious meals-in-a-bowl than me. I’ve been making this stew for years – 4 years in fact – when it was emailed to me by my dear, […]
Make: NYC Meeting 8 – Tuesday October 21st, 7:00 PM While Christmas marketing has already thoroughly overran Thanksgiving and is fast approaching, we in makerland are gearing up for the greatest maker holiday of the year. Halloween is that special time when it’s okay to be crazy, and odds are, the local police forces will […]
Cherry at Blueargyle shares a free pattern for her haunted tree face. Cherry writes: I was troubled at how much those tree faces cost. They never match the bark on my tree and they don’t look spooky anyway. I decided to make my own with some left over fun foam. I use it year after […]
