This world of colorful patterns and quotes was created by artist Agata Oleksiak, more commonly known as Olek, out of yarn and a crochet hook from the dollar store. This yarn bombing started in her apartment, covering everything from her teapot, to a striped tea cozy for her TV. During her show at Christopher Henry […]
Did you catch Joel Henriques on The Martha Stewart Show this week for the “Stay-at-Home Dads” special? I immediately fell in love with his scrap-wood dollhouse project he demonstrated on the air. It’s ok to make it for me, right? Related “Dressy Cats” Paper Dolls
It took me a second to realize that the “button” in the center of this cute crocheted pillow isn’t a button at all, but crochet stitches! Linda Permann designed this Pill(ow) Popper pattern using Vickie Howell’s Sheep(ish) yarn. Get the complete pattern over on Vickie’s web site.
Today’s kit giveaway are TWO LED Dice Kits (one red, one green (a combined $40 value!) Here is MAKE’s Editor-in-Chief Mark Frauenfelder’s review from the issue…
My holiday picks this year run a wide range of things I love to geek out on — from maker fashion to music makers, from machine shop memberships to steam engines, from beverage kits to time keepers. I hope this guide will help you find that perfect something for someone on your list. Or, maybe a little something for yourself!
There’s something that I find incredibly intriguing about a DIY project that includes instructions for keeping a pair of scissors at the ready on the bedside table. This wrapped bodice dress tutorial from Geneva at A Pair and a Spare will show you how to make a stunning dress by twisting and tucking brightly colored […]
The folks at ioBridge Labs posted a how-to on making your own node in a global network of synced Christmas lights. The network is called CheerLights and they’re controlled by tweeting to the account @CheerLights along with the name of a color. Their tutorial shows you how to build your own set of CheerLights by hacking GE Color Effects Christmas Lights and using an Arduino to connect them to their ThingSpeak channel. There’s even a tutorial on using a ConnectPort X2 to make the project wireless. I feel like I’m wielding incredible power right now!
