Free Holiday Crochet Patterns From Lion Brand Yarn
These sweet, free holiday crochet patterns from Lion Brand Yarn would make for a great weekend project. In addition to the dove and icicle patterns, there is a snowflake, Christmas ball and more.
Month: December 2009
Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco Dec 12 & 13
This weekend at the San Francisco County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park* , over 200 vendors will be selling their wares at the Bazaar Bizarre. Very hip, creative types shop thousands and thousands of handmade items, and if it has an owl, skull and crossbones, mustache, bird-silhouette, or mushrooms on it, you will find […]
How-To: Basic Pickling with Kids
By Kaytea Petro Pickles are like potato chips, only better. The salty, crunchy goodness combines well with almost any food, yet pickles are pretty healthy. Vinegar pickling is one of the easiest ways to preserve foods for later; it’s also a great way to add savor to almost any vegetable. Because they are so easy […]
New Intuit Future of Small Business Report – Hobbypreneurs
What a wild few weeks for open source hardware and for small businesses, check out this report from Inuit… It’s called the “Intuit Future of Small Business Report – Hobbypreneurs”. They outline the maker movement and talk about many maker companies… Today’s passion-driven hobbyists are tomorrow’s entrepreneurs – otherwise known as hobbypreneurs, who successfully combine […]
CoolerBot is solar-powered and scares animals
MAKE subscriber and prolific robot-builder Steve Norris writes in to share his latest creation, the CoolerBot. Unlike most of the telepresence devices we see, this one is designed to be used outdoors, and sports solar panels to help keep it charged up
Legos on Hoth
Cool pics from Flickr user Avanaut. He describes the photography in this comment. [via The Brothers Brick]
Indexed Magnets by Jessica Hagy in the Maker Shed
I love Jessica Hagy’s “Indexed” series, and we now carry some of the more crafter-applicable ones as magnets in the Maker Shed. These make great stocking stuffers or affordable gifts for crafty coworkers and friends. Available in “Surgeon vs Crafter” and Ritalin vs Cross Stitch.” Check out the FREE shipping offer from the Maker Shed. […]
