Hand-Sewn Pawnee Rangers Patch
Thought I’d share this patch my crafty boyfriend Nick made to celebrate Ron Swanson for Halloween. He’s practicing his embroidery thanks to his Pawnee Rangers costume.
Year: 2011
Say Hi to i3 Detroit Tonight Through Matt’s Costume
Just a friendly reminder. Put all those little final touches on your costume and head out to our halloween party tonight! Matt has rigged up a personal interactive LED display for people to mess with. Send tweets to @MattsCostume tonight (7pm and later) to display your tweet on his sign. Pretty cool! Be sure to […]
Prosthetic Sculpture: Ira Sherman (video)
Ira Sherman is an artist who sculpts work that has been shown worldwide in museums such as the Smithsonian. At Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 he brings structures that are created from tubular frames in curvilinear shapes that are meant to fit the contours of the human body.
How-To: Embroidery Floss Solar System
This embroidery floss solar system from Laura at Art for Little Hands is gorgeous, yet shockingly easy to make, and Laura’s idea to hang the planets around a ceiling light sun is a particularly wonderful touch! (I might also add twinkle lights in the background to create stars for when the lights are out.) Even […]
Halloween Hack: Kinect Enabled Portrait of Vigo the Carpathian
In an excellent homage to Ghostbusters II, Eric used Processing and a Kinect to create a Vigo portrait with eyes that follow you as you pass by. With a little Photoshop help from his coworkers, Eric created this interactive display in just one day for his company’s Halloween-themed open house. It looks like a lot […]
Intern’s Corner: Making Apple Cider
One crisp Autumn afternoon, I had the privilege of joining MAKE General Manager Dale Dougherty as he used his wooden apple press to make cider from the apples that grow on his property. Dale has been making cider for over 20 years, and since this was only my second time making it, he was kind enough to share his technique with me as we worked together.
Creepy Irregular Skull Cookies
These skull cookies are endearing because they are weird and irregular. Although, they look more like zombies to me. They’re neat because they are made up of two layers – the darker chocolate layer underneath, and the vanilla layer with the face cutout on top. Make them for Halloween or Day of the Dead!
