With the weather getting nicer every day, it’s time to get out the toys, and a perfect time to revisit a great project from back in CRAFT Volume 08: DIY Stilts! Written by veteran stilters Molly Graber and Chris Merrick, this project shows you how to use a pair of your own shoes, along with […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool MightyOhm shares this uber-simple recipe for building an “IR blaster” which allows a TiVo recorder to control a cable box – The IR blaster that came with our TiVo was lost long ago, in a time when no unnecessary electrical-optical-electrical sillyness was required for it to function. Rather than spend […]
Sarah James at Instructables made this apron using sheet vinyl and duct tape, no sewing required! This is a great project to do with your kids; aprons for the whole family! More: How-To: Duct Tape No-Sew Tote
There has been a lot of great response to Dana of Made’s toddler dress from a man’s dress shirt. I love seeing variations on the project, like this one from luvinthemommyhood that is breezy and fun – perfect for summer!
Instructables user BuildMakeCraftBake has a how-to up on this interesting technique for transferring plant pigments to paper by hammering them. She writes: The vibrant colors of leaves and flowers are easy to preserve by pounding them to release their natural dyes onto paper. I learned this fun and simple technique from my college roommate, Sarah, […]
CNet is running a contest to give away 20 passes to Maker Faire San Mateo, May 30-31, 2009. Here’s what “Geek Gestal” columnist Daniel Terdiman says about it: The event’s organizers have given me 20 passes to award CNET News readers. And all you have to do to win one is tell me, in 150 […]
Spring fever has officially hit in my neck of the woods, and everywhere I go I’m hearing folks talking about gardening. Whether they’re planning a windowsill herb garden, planting some succulents for their porch, or ripping out the front yard to put in a vegetable patch, the color of spring is green, baby, green! The […]
