Super Awesome Sylvia is back and shows us how to build the LOL (Lots of LEDs) Shield! For more information, check out: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/08/super-awesome-sylvia-shows-how-to-build-the-lol-shield-kit.html
While there are LED alternatives on the market for MR16 bulbs, the technology is still prohibitively expensive. I pulled one of the halogens and found the socket was simply two pieces of 19 gauge wire. I decided to free-form some circuits made of different colored LEDs around the thicker terminals.
Super Awesome Sylvia is back with an all new video about the LOL Shield! Take it away, Sylvia! For this build, we’re laughing out loud at how many LEDs we’re going to solder in for the LOL (Lots of LEDs) Shield by our good buddy, Jimmie Rodgers! Let’s go!
I had a great time visiting some of my favorite thrift stores in metro Detroit this weekend. I picked up some great craft supplies, including a lot of fantastic vintage sewing patterns. My favorite has to be this 1964 Barbie doll offering from McCall’s. Not only could you make some evening outfits for Barbie, Ken […]
Denise of Yummy Pancake takes geekery to a whole new level with these crochet Tie Fighters. Each one incorporates a different granny square pattern! These pieces are for the Stitch Wars Strikes Back show in Lauderhill, FL. Oh, for a plane ticket right about now.
What some of you may not know about Make: Projects is that it’s a full wiki platform, able to handle long-form articles and tutorials, not just step-by-step projects. In celebration of the robot theme here on the site, and the new robot issue of the mag (MAKE Volume 27), we’ve built out the Robotics section of the Make: Projects platform.
Footwear always seems like one of those things that I really should be able to make for myself. But, every time I get the urge to try, I realize that durable, grown-up footwear is something that is probably best left up to the experts. Baby shoes, however, definitely seem more within reach! These baby boy […]
