Needle felting hotshot Moxie just revamped her kits site into the definitive resource for beginning in needle felting: Hi Fiber Needle Felting Kits. The big news is that she’s put all her fantastic tutorials online for free. If you’ve met Moxie in person, perhaps at Maker Faire, you’ll be delighted to know that her personality […]
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool, by user tmo-photo, these 200% scale Lego minifigs printed on a MakerBot.
Once the growing sprawl of electronic parts starts showing up in your dreams, you know you’ve got some tidying up to do. It can be a challenge to spend quality hacking time on humdrum sorting & parts organization, but of course, in the long run it’s a no-brainer. I’ve yet to discover a magical motivator* […]
I stumbled on these amazing painted hand photographs on Recyclart, and was blown away by how easily my brain could let go of the knowledge that these are hands and just get lost in their color and imagery. They are done by Italian artist, Mario Mariotti, who died in 1997. Most of the images were […]
Sydney photographer Mark Mawson captures beautiful images by dropping dye into water and shooting the result. [Via koikoikoi.]
What do you get when you combine a laser pointer, pillbox, and an Arduino? If you’re maker Raul Aguaviva, you’ll get an awesome DIY laser projector, of course. In addition to its relatively spartan design, the creative use of a heptagonal pillbox for a polygon greatly reduces the overall cost and complexity of the device.
Steven Roberts, the original technomad (and occasional MAKE contributor), is selling his amazing Microship, an amphibian pedal/solar/sail-powered micro-trimaran. Gizmag has posted an article detailing the craft and Steve’s desire to find a new home for it. Roberts’ boat features pedal, sail, and electric propulsion, hydraulically-retractable wheels that allow it to make amphibious landings, a (tiny) […]
