Vintage Book Expanding File
I’m digging this expanding book file from Cathe Holden – make sure not to miss her this weekend at Maker Faire!
Month: May 2011
Top 10: BBQ and Grilling Inspirations
If you are interested in building your own barbecue grill or smoker, you should find plenty of inspiration here.
How-To: A Doormat Inspired by The Seventh Doctor
Inspired by The Seventh Doctor’s sweater vest, I conjured up this easy-peasy Doctor Who doormat just for you.
Meet the Makers: Todd Williams
Todd Williams is jewelry maker with a fine hand, a sculpture maker with a wit, and a performer trickster. He might spend 200 or 300 hours perfecting one of his incredible Land Sharks but the real work comes when he brings them out to play. His sculptures are animations that interact with people at events […]
Geek Crafts: Geeky Jewelry
If there’s one craft that’s fun to do with a geeky mindset, it’s jewelry-making. All those little components and needle-nose tools just seem to lend themselves well to good geekery. Here’s a roundup of some adornments we’ve featured that truly earn the name “geeky.” Laser Cut DNA Necklace, from Morphologica. (That’s also a Morphologica design […]
Herringbone Gear Can Crusher
A reduction gear train made of pine plywood sheathing scraps laminated together with screws and powered by a 3/4 h.p. electric motor. Herringbone or Chevron gears are stronger than spur gears and do not have any tendency to move along the axle even under heavy loads. There are no bearings other than the center hole […]
How-To: Berry Lemonade Cupcakes
It seems now that summer is here (at least in Texas) I can’t get my mind off of lemonade. Something about the turn in the season has me craving big, ice cold glasses of the stuff, and now … cupcakes, too. See how to make these yummy looking berry lemonade cupcakes over on Sunshine and […]
