Recycled Ornament Boxes
Amy from Mod Podge Rocks! created these cute ornament gift boxes out of a few recycled cake pop boxes from Starbucks. I wouldn’t mind a few treats in one of these, hint, hint…
Month: December 2011
Kit-A-Day Giveaway: Arduino ADK TinkerKit
To celebrate the release of our latest publication, the Make: Ultimate Kit Guide 2012 (and its companion website), we’re giving away at least one of the cool kits reviewed in the issue each day during the holiday season. Today’s giveaway is for an Arduino ADK Tinkerkit (a $359 value.)
How-To: Holiday Sputnik Mobile
Last weekend, I attended a live recording of astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s StarTalk Radio Show at the Bell House in Brooklyn, so I’m currently going a little bit fangirl about all things related to space and space history. If you too were the kind of kid who asked Santa for a telescope and books instead […]
In the Maker Shed: Making Things Talk, Second Edition (PDF)
Still need a last minute gift for a maker but don’t want to pay for next day or overnight shipping? Why not give them a .PDF of one of my favorite books, Making Things Talk, from the Maker Shed!
Recipe: Candy Cane Trifle
If you’re looking to wow your holiday guests with a dessert to end all desserts, check out this stunning candy cane trifle from Michele of The Scrap Shoppe blog. With layers of red velvet cake (with candy can Hershey’s kisses baked inside) and crushed candy canes, how can you go wrong?
How-To: Geometric Paper Wreath
Our own Meg Allan Cole is up to some glittery holiday crafting, this time in the form of a geometric paper wreath. Here is a last-minute DIY geometric wreath how-to that takes no time at all and leaves a huge impact! These wreaths make great gifts and pack easily.
Music Synthesis Added to Conway’s Game of Life
Dr. John Conway’s cellular automation simulation, the Game of Life has been accentuated with some 8-bit beeps and boops! This project, uploaded by YouTube user golece576, was run on an Altera Cyclone II FPGA. [Via Embedded Ppojects
