Beginners can learn how to weave their own bags, mats, coasters, and more with this portable weaving kit. The plastic mini loom comes with two shuttles, a beater, a weaving needle, five colors of yarn, and project instructions. Perfect for kids!
Turn your trash into treasure, or in this case, a trash can. Out of the box, this metal basket skeleton won’t hold a lot, but add your own recycled material, and it becomes much more useful. Walls are formed by weaving through the spokes. If you like paper crafts, weave in folded strips of newspaper. […]
Bzzzzrrrreeeeepeh-khkhkhhhhhhhk! Build your own Noise Toy with this kit from electronic noise group the Loud Objects. Plug in your headphones and glitch out, or jack into an amp and play it as an instrument. These kits come complete with a custom-printed circuit board, a noise generating microchip programmed with the firmware Loud Objects uses for […]
MAKE blogger Sean Ragan created this provocative kit enabling you to make a medical replica out of nothing but Lego, with the exception of one slightly modified piece. Build the syringe by following the easy “order-of-operations,” using red for blood, or maybe a blue medicine from the future, or create yourself a sickly yellow-green poison. Complete […]
Without ever painting a portrait before in my life, I re-created the likeness of Pee-wee Herman with this PopParty Paint by Number Kit. Choose from the Golden Girls, Pee-wee, or my personal favorite, Lindsay Lohan’s mug shot. Better yet, order a custom kit from your own photo for $125, with up to 16 acrylic paint […]
Perfect for the hobby electronics musician, the E.S.V. Fuzz pedal adds that “Extra Special Vintage” tone to your electric guitar. The kit has a handy PCB design that makes soldering a breeze, and as a result I was able to put this kit together in about an hour. Follow the detailed instructions and you, too, […]
Impressive work from Instructables user parrster, who meticulously crafted the twenty-three separate pieces for his son’s Star Wars “clone trooper” costume, this year, mostly from cardboard and papier-mâché.
