How-To: Lacy Paper Valentines
Transform paper doilies into charming lacy Valentines with this tutorial from Handmade Hellos from our friends at Chronicle Books.
Month: February 2010
Customizable recycled plastic and paper iPhone case
Wandering around MacWorld today I came across this customizable recycled plastic and paper iPhone case from a company called Trexta. What makes this case particularly interesting is its intent for you to customize it as well as the manufacturing process involved in producing it.
Make: Together (couples that collaborate)
My friends Sean and Claire are always making and doing together. They do urban exploring, they psycho-geographically map the high-weirdness and local color of their beloved Baltimore, and they’re always working on some kooky project together. Where other couples might be going out for a romantic dinner at some over-priced eatery, Sean and Claire will […]
Makers Market is Now Open!
Hi Crafters! We are so excited to bring you Makers Market, a collaboration by MAKE and Boing Boing. Makers Market is a curated marketplace of wonderful science, tech and artistic creations created and sold directly by some of our favorite makers from around the world. Dive in and shop for arts + crafts, kits, jewelry, […]
MAKE Volume 21: Traditional cigar box guitar builds
Back in MAKE Volume 04 (2005), we ran a project for making an electric cigar box guitar. In the newest issue of MAKE, Volume 21, our editor in chief Mark Frauenfelder offers a DIY on making a classic cigar box guitar, and we’ve had a few people commenting on the article page and sharing gorgeous […]
Come and check out our new Makers Market!
If you’ve been following our exploits closely in the last year or so, you’ve likely caught wind of us working feverishly on something called Makers Market. After lots of heavy lifting and obsessive constructing, arranging, merchandising, and labeling, we’re ready to throw open the gates and show off our little marketplace. We think of it […]
Spacewalkers take tinkering to new heights
Astronaut Bob Behnken participates in a spacewalk during STS-123. Image courtesy of NASA. Imagine having your workshop traveling at 17,500 miles per hour more than 200 miles over the Earth as you work through grueling, painstakingly-planned out steps of a project with specialized gadgets like a massive Pistol Grip Tool. STS-130 mission specialists, Bob Behnken […]