Giving Thanks for the Joy of Making
An experience at a university residency that reminds us all of the “joy of making”
Month: November 2010
MakerBot keyfob housing
In the concluding fourth part of the car keys series on the MakerBot blog, a sturdy replacement housing for a cracked plastic keyfob is reproduced: One half has a 2mm lip and the other has a 2mm groove – the result is a case that required channel lock pliers to shut… but isn’t coming apart […]
How-To: Bows from Candy Bags
Jessica at Zakka Life shows you how to make these pretty upcycled bows for presents using old candy bags. Related: Recycled Wrap Art
Homebrew magnetic swipe card emulator
Craig of flashingleds was apparently looking for distractions from his PhD work, so he built a magstripe card spoofer to try and gain entry into his own research lab.
Top 10: Rubik’s cube posts
I really could’t tell you why Make: Online runs so many Rubik’s cube posts. Maybe it’s because the cube is an iconic toy, or because of the intellectual, math-focused challenge. Either way, we like ’em. Here are ten Rubik’s cube posts pulled from our archives. #10 Android-powered LEGO Rubik’s Cube solver #9 Magnetic acrylic Rubik’s […]
Easy Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids
Cassie at The Craft Crow has a large resource of some great Thanksgiving projects. I especially love her roundup of easy Thanksgiving crafts for kids that features this paper bag turkey hat from My Kids Make…
“A Christmas Story” Take on Paper Dolls
Check out these Ralphie paper dolls from Etsy seller MellyMo. She’s given a classic toy some new life that’s just right for the holidsay season, and I’m pretty sure it will be impossible to shoot your eye out with this gift.
