Make:NYC Meeting 19: Challenge: Raingutter Regatta We’re giving boats another shot. This time hopefully it won’t be so sticky. Build raingutter boats with us and see who crafts the best performing vessel! Show and Tell: Meet your fellow NYC Makers and show off your creations! Bring your gadgets, gizmos, sketches, ideas, anything you’d like to […]
Save the Dates are a fabulous opportunity to be playful and creative, and to really imbue the personality of the bride and groom in the announcement. Even if you plan on sending out a formal wedding invitation — in small caps, on cream paper, with some kind of frilly imagery — there is no hard […]
Turns out that the most useless machine (how-to coming up in MAKE Vol. 23) also makes a great cat toy! This Japanese version is sold as a bank that grabs a coin when you place it in the “bowl switch,” which is triggered by the cat in this video. [via Cute Overload]
Awesome storm drain graffiti in Sao Paolo, Brazil! [via StumbleUpon]
By Sonya Nimri An economical way to DIY your table for a wedding or party is to transform thrift store plates into eye-catching table numbers. One plate per table can be gingerly propped up against a floral arrangement or integrated into the centerpiece. For materials, you can either go thrifting (any decent thrift store will […]
Ryan Gravenstreter Bell married her love, Matt Bell on May 3, 2008 in her own handmade wedding. Ryan writes: While looking at the site this month I have seen all the great DIY wedding things and can’t stop thinking about my own wedding, where practically everything was made by us and various family members. My […]
Etsy seller Magpienight offers up this awesome Golden Girls Cross-Stitch piece. I love how much personality and character you can capture in a handful of pixelated stitches.
