Celebrate the ingenuity and inventiveness in our community. Make Day at the Science Museum of Minnesota gives local engineers, artists, tinkerers, and inventors the opportunity to showcase their DIY creations and innovations to museum visitors. This family-friendly event features arts, electronics, musical performances, green technology, crafting and more! Festivities will take place throughout the museum. […]
Come meet some great makers from the Boston area and their projects at the Cambridge Mini Maker Faire this Saturday afternoon. We’re part of the Cambridge Science Festival’s fun filled Science Carnival, being held from noon to 4pm on Saturday May 7, on the grounds of Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School The Mini Maker Faire will be on the tennis courts, next to the Cambridge Public Library.
Do you, or did you, make Heathkits? If so please post up your fond memories (or anything else) in the comments, I’m writing up a Heathkit related column and I wanted to include some comments from folks who grew up making these or have/had interest in them! Heathkit… From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Heathkits were […]
If you ask me, Tara Fey owes her mom a BIG Mother’s Day gift this year! The Wisconsin teen had a custom-made prom dress made out of Starburst wrapper chains, a custom clutch, custom shoes, AND a vest for her date to wear! Her mom has been making the chains for six years, getting help […]
Maker Faire Bay Area is approaching fast – only 15 days! And this means that you have only one more week to score Early Bird ticket discounts. If you order before midnight PDT on Wednesday, May 11, you’ll get $5.00 off all ticket prices. Order yours here, and we’ll see you there!
We owned an Atari 800, when I was a kid, and also owned the full-size original version of this drive. Rossum built this tiny simulacrum around an MicroSD drive that uses 8 GB cards. The case is a 3D print from Shapeways.
How many times have you wished for a warm hood with neck bolts that light up? Well, here you go! Syne Mitchell’s Frankenhood is from What Would Madame Defarge Knit?: Creations Inspired by Classic Characters. This collection of over 20 knitting and crochet projects was edited by Heather Ordover of the CraftLit podcast. (And you […]
