Month: March 2011

Feeling Twitchie?

Feeling Twitchie?

Remember Twitchie Scorpion, the most lovable twitching corduroy scorpion on Earth? How about the popsicle stick robot arm? Twitching row of clown heads and the robo finger? All of these strange and wonderful creations share the Twitchie Robot Kit at their cores, and right now, the kit is on sale at the Maker Shed! Pick […]

Cupcake Cupcake Topper

Rah of That’s Noice! posted a super simple tutorial for making mini “cupcakes” to put on top of your regular-sized cupcakes. Spoiler alert: It’s just a mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup with frosting on top. I love the completely frivolous cupcake-on-a-cupcake look. Serve them alongside some Oreo-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Deconstructed “Dress Boy” Chairs

Chairs are kind of like puppies. They seem to follow you home. On street corners, in thrift shops, at garage sales — there is no shortage of slightly worn, perfectly lovable seats, just waiting to go to a good home. And if you’re like me, and you can’t say no, pretty soon you’ll be running out of floor space. I mean, how many dinner guests can you expect when you live in 500 square feet? Solution? Deconstruction.

RoboGames 2011 Discount Ticket Offer

RoboGames 2011 Discount Ticket Offer

Our wireheaded cohort over at RoboGames have made another generous offer this year to all MAKE readers. David Calkins writes… RoboGames invites all MAKE readers to discounted tickets to “RoboGames 2011,” the eight annual international robot olympics. This event highlights the best robot teams from around the world, in 70 different competitions. Everything from acrobatic […]

The Rainbow Project

The one good thing that’s come out of the disaster in Japan is the wonderful and creative relief efforts people are launching all over the world. (See Lish’s post, Crafters Come Together for Japan Relief Efforts.) I really like the Rainbow Project as well. The idea is simple: “By uploading your own photograph of a […]