A few short weeks ago I posted about the beautiful wild flowers coming up all over the forest near my house. One mystery flower intrigued me and some of the Craftzine readers, so I’ve been watching it closely and trying to take pictures as it grew and the buds opened. Sometimes i didn’t remember to […]
Forget a light saber, I want a POV sword! It’s no surprise they were developed by super maker Mortiz Waldemeyer. [via Fashioning Technology]
Our Bazaar Bizarre profiles continue! We’re only a few weeks out from Maker Faire Bay Area, and things are really gearing up for a fantastic weekend. As a special countdown to Maker Faire, we’ll be profiling some of the awesome folks who will be at Bazaar Bizarre at Maker Faire. Even if you aren’t able […]
I’ve been tending my hydroponic herb garden pretty dutifully for the past few weeks (although it can go a few days on its own as a recent weekend trip proved!), and things are going swimmingly. Today I changed out the nutrient solution, which gave me the opportunity to pop the top and take a quick […]
I have been reading the Picture of the Day feed from Wikimedia Commons for about a month, now, and it is fast becoming one of the best parts of my daily newsreader experience. Every day there’s a gorgeous new publicly-licensed photograph pre-selected for quality by a vote amongst Wikimedia community members.
That’s how I happened upon the work of German inorganic chemist and photographer alchemist-hp (English-language page). She or he takes amazing photographs of element, mineral, and chemical samples and has a stated goal (badly translated by yours truly) “to create special pictures of all naturally occurring elements.”
Here’s a video flashback to Maker Faire 2008 and all the rad vehicles that were roaming about the Faire. Maker Faire Bay Area 2010 will be full of new and exciting bikes, cars, and more, so don’t miss it on May 22nd and 23rd.
These large, brightly colored paper napkin flowers would add a great touch of whimsy to your spring decor. Get the full tutorial for making them from Dana at MADE.
