The Black Rock Arts Foundation is accepting grant proposals from now through March 13th. To give you an idea of the types of projects they fund, here are some words from the site: “We fund interactive art. We fund art that is accessible to the public, civic in scope and prompts the viewer to act. […]
SIMPLE VANILLA SYRUP Syrup of ipecac is fun, but vanilla syrup is easier to make. In CRAFT Volume 07, we learned how to make vanilla extract. Now, let’s use that extract and take it to the next level! MATERIALS Medium saucepan 1½ cups granulated sugar 2 cups water ¾ tsp. vanilla extract 1. Combine the […]
Kathy of A Good Appetite shows you how easy it is to make homemade ricotta cheese. She also turns them into fresh lemon ricotta pancakes. Yum!
For MAKE magazine readers, this weekend’s episode of Make: television may look and sound a little familiar. But the allure of a project that’s accessible, classic, and cool was too great… so we decided to devote the Maker Workshop segment to the Cigar Box Guitar, originally featured in MAKE magazine, Volume 04. Of course what […]
While many of us wish we lived in the world promised to us by the sci-fi movies and shows we grew up with, so far, here in the 21st century, we have a robot that sort of vacuums an uncluttered living space and runty humanoid toybots that make fart jokes. Hey, it’s a start. But […]
Michelle Kempner made these cat toys with images of things her cats like. She has a tutorial up on the fffffatlab website and writes: My cats, Io and Milo, have the standard cat toys. You know like mice and uh… mice. They get enough mice at home since we live above a bakery. I decided […]
Kayte Terry of this is love forever show’s how to make an embellished mat in a frame or a custom fabric frame from scratch in this Etsy How-Tuesday video. Find the full project materials and write up of the how-to on Etsy.
