Kim Werker has created and shared a pattern for a very fun crochet bullseye pet mat as part of her kick off of “For the Animals” campaign. She hopes to “raise handmade donations of pet mats, blankets, beds and toys to donate to animal shelters, and to encourage people to share stories of how shelter […]
Derek Mellott of Edmonton, AB, who created the time-lapse slider we blogged in December, is at it again with his DIY Time Lapse Dolly.
Don’t miss next Wednesday’s episode of Make: Live, all about Karts and Wheels!
If you want an extension cord, power cord, or other plastic-insulated cable in an unusual color, and you can find one in white, there’s a good chance you can dye it to suit your preference using this technique.
Turns out many cables are sheathed with PVC, and will take the same oil-based stains as PVC pipe. If you want a purple cord, for instance, you can just treat a white PVC cord with purple primer. If you want some other color, it is easy to prepare your own custom stains from clear PVC cleaner and concentrated solvent dyes.
If you are looking for beautiful, clever and eco-friendly ways to decorate your home for the Easter weekend, check out this interview and slide show with David Stark over on CasaSugar. The designer and party planner shares his ideas for incorporating recylced materials in to your spring decor.
When you feel nervous, excited, surprised, or otherwise aroused, you experience galvanic skin response (GSR). Your sweat glands, in responses to adrenaline and other hormones, start to release micro pulses of sweat. GSR is one component of polygraph tests because it’s an indicator of how nervous a question makes you feel. The increase in sweat […]
Download a PDF of The Truth Meter project instructions here. Thanks to Sean M. Montgomery for the original article in MAKE Volume 26.
