Phil on PBS' Planet Forward
The “MAKEcationing” Phillip was on PBS’ Planet Forward program, talking up he and Limore’s Tweet-a-Watt (which’ll be a featured project in MAKE, Volume 18, BTW). Twittering power meter
Year: 2009
Bead Star 2009 Challenge and Call for Entries
Hey all you jewelry designers out there! Enter the second annual Bead Star challenge — an exciting competition with more than ten thousand dollars in prizes and a Grand Prize all-expense paid trip for two to beautiful Santa Fe for Bead Expo 2010, $1,000 in beading supplies, and the cover of the new magazine, Bead […]
Daily tips from MAKE on Twitter: Tweet Tips
MAKE and CRAFT are now offering up daily tips via Twitter using @make_tips and @craft_tips respectively. Every day get a new tip about something under the MAKE umbrella. You can even suggest tips by sending make_tips an @ reply! We’ll be sending out the best little nuggets of information that help you make your projects […]
Maker Birthdays: Leonardo da Vinci
Today’s been a hectic day, so I’m behind in getting up this Maker Birthday tribute to probably the maker of all makers. To me, Leonardo is the ultimate example of what you might call the Bucky Fuller Challenge. In 1927, Buckminster Fuller at 32, was suicidal. Instead of leaping from the Chicago bridge on which […]
In the Maker Shed: Spring cleaning sale 50-75% off select items
Okay, here’s the deal. We’ve a huge amount of new inventory arriving at the backdoor to our warehouse in anticipation of Maker Faire. The problem is, we share a warehouse with the rest of O’Reilly and we need to clear out space to make room for the new stuff. So…we’ve sharpened our pencils and for […]
Flashback: Retro R/C Racer
Minneapolis maker Frank E. Yost shared this beauty of a project with us back in MAKE Volume 11, and it was a definite favorite in the MAKE Labs from the get-go. I mean, who doesn’t love sheet metal and pop rivets? Frank loves R/C toys but doesn’t love plastic. He was on the quest for […]
Crafty Intentions’ Craft Room
Holy cow! I think I’ve gone to crafting heaven. Check out the craft room feature AT Unplgged did on Megan of Crafty Intentions’ craft room. I’m jealous of her lighted shelves filled with clear jars of buttons, pins, and notions that are to die for!