Instructables user bongodrummer writes: Let’s transform an old and unused sewing machine into a scroll saw so we can make some wooden decorations (and a load of other cool jazz). If, like me, you had an old sewing machine (I tend to collect these things when they are getting thrown out by people) knocking about, […]
Meal planning is my downfall. I’m not a great cook, my kids are picky eaters, and I can never seem to get my act together to have meals planned for even half the days of the week. I’m working on getting better in this area of domesticity, so I’m eyeing with interest this magnetic meal […]
One issue of MAKE that has no shortage of practical home projects is MAKE Volume 18, the ReMake: America issue. Featuring everything from making a two-person shovel to building the Garduino geeked-out indoor gardening system, this volume is a gem and my regular go-to gift for friends who are homeowners. For this week’s Flashback, we […]
At almost $15 US apiece, plus shipping from the UK, you won’t catch me smashing too many of these seed-laden ceramic pineapples in the near future. Give me a half-dozen at that price, packed in hay inside a roughly-stenciled wooden crate (“HAND GRENADE, FLOWER SEED, 6CT, NOT FOR EXPORT”), and we’ll talk. Still, pretty appealing concept–you got the flower power, the military cool factor, and the visceral appeal of smashing a ceramic pot all rolled into one.
Ashley Ann was inspired by the wire lights at Anthropologie and re-created the look with her wire basket pendant light tutorial.
Kyle McDonald shared his latest efforts in video capture with me, and the results are pretty impressive.
On my recent post about building an electromagnetically assisted pendulum, commenter Accomplished chimed in to share their excellent solar pendulum build.
