Month: December 2011

Kit-A-Day Giveaway: Ultimate Microcontroller Pack w/Arduino + Voice Shield + EZ Expander + RTC Breakout

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. This giveaway is for a pile of Arduino fun! It includes the Ultimate Microcontroller Pack w/Arduino, Voice Shield, EZ-Expander Shield, and an RTC Breakout Board! If you’ve ever wanted to get into Arduino, this is the kit for you!

Continue Reading December 18th, 2011 Michael Castor1,872

Recipe: Eggnog Waffle French Toast

Delicious. I love waffles, I love french toast, and how many times a year do you drink eggnog. I always have leftover waffles and unfortunately they normally go in the compost, but now thanks to Rachel from The Traveling Spoon, I have a solution in the form of delicious eggnog waffle french toast. Yummy.

Continue Reading December 18th, 2011 Lindseymnorth2

“A Deep Human Desire To Make, Mend And Recycle”

This show talks about reuse and repair of technology. Maker Faire gets a mention and the making / crafting movement is discussed as a counter to mass consumerism.

Continue Reading December 18th, 2011 Phillip Torrone4

Holiday Hacking the Makey Robot

Our ~~elves~~ Make: Labs Interns have been working on a little something extra for the holiday season. Every order the Maker Shed fulfills comes with bonus holiday cheer in the form of a wooden laser-cut Makey Robot. It’s our only Christmas wish that, when you open your package from the Maker Shed, you immediately hack Makey and send us the pictures.

Continue Reading December 17th, 2011November 16th, 2015 Brookelynn Morris

Recipe: Peppermint Meringue Cookies

It’s official: I’ve fallen down the holiday baking rabbit hole and I have no desire to come out. I’ve made several batches of cookies, I have pies on the agenda for next week, my sweet tooth is very, very happy right now. I may have to add these festive peppermint meringue cookies from Cindy at […]

Continue Reading December 17th, 2011 Rachelhobson

Kit-A-Day Giveaway: Thingamagoop 2

Today’s giveaway is a Thingamagoop 2 analog noise monster (value at $110). Here’s the first part of John Baichtal’s review of the Thingamagoop 2 from the Guide…

Continue Reading December 17th, 2011 Gareth Branwyn884

Woven Paper Ball Garland

I’m definitely digging this woven paper ball garland from Jessica at How About Orange—it looks like so much fun to make! Head over to her site for more photos of the project and tips on stringing the woven balls together. In her post, she also included a link to the ball weaving tutorial that she […]

Continue Reading December 17th, 2011 Haley Pierson-Cox

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