I love making food gifts for friends around the holidays; it’s the perfect answer for people who are hard to shop for, it’s fun, it’s inexpensive, and you get to lick the bowl! Here are a few recipes that caught my eye as I was trying to decide what to make this year, but check […]
Machine Project Electron Wranglers- Synthesizer workshop from machine project on Vimeo. Looking for something MAKE-ish to do in Los Angeles? My friend and hero Mark Allen will be teaching an Introduction to Soldering / Build Your Own Synth Workshop on December 20th from 3pm – 5pm at Machine Project (the awesomest place in LA). $50 […]
The Paper Pony shows us how to make a quick and easy no-sew tree skirt using felt and ribbons. I like the multiple scalloped edges–this would be fun to recreate in a variety of color combos.
MAKE: television is right around the corner! Check out the countdown clock on the MAKE: blog page. January 3rd online – hitting Public Television shortly after! In this week’s smashing video post, Walter Kitundu and Luigi Anzivino rig a baseball bat to a camera that captures flash photos at the exact moment the bat strikes […]
Last year I gave MAKE and CRAFT gift subscriptions to my son’s school – I was in the school library the other day and saw the latest editions on the magazine rack, looking well-thumbed already! The librarian often sends me emails telling me about kids and teachers discovering the magazines in the library and getting […]
Dug North has posted a two-part Mechanical toy gifts for holidays 2008 on his Automata / Automaton Blog. Mechanical toy gifts for holidays 2008, Part 1 Mechanical toy gifts for holidays 2008, Part 2
One of the great things about Maker Faire is the opportunity to meet clever people and their fascinating projects. Often you have a conversation with a person who is highly skilled in an area you have never really considered before. This was the case when I met up with Jerry Etheridge of the North Texas […]
