Make: Live ep06 preview
Don’t miss episode 6 of Make: Live, all about bikes, trikes and other pedal-powered vehicles. Go to https://makezine.com/live to watch the show Wednesday, April 13th at 9pm ET/6pm PT.
Year: 2011
Untouched By Human Hands
I spent most of 2008 researching my novel For the Win, which is largely set in the factory cities of South China’s Pearl River Delta. If you own something stamped MADE IN CHINA (and you do!), chances are it was made in one of these cities, where tens of millions of young women have migrated […]
Roasted Peeps
As Easter draws closer and all the pastel candy starts crowding the supermarket and drugstore shelves, consider buying some Peeps for a Peep Roast. They are marshmallows. With sugar on top! When you roast them, the sugar caramelizes. I might have to try this. A Gluten-Free Guide has instructions. But as you might guess, there’s […]
Celebrate Grilled Cheese Month
April is Grilled Cheese Month, a holiday I’m more than happy to observe. Check out this gallery, the Grilled Cheese Academy, of delicious-looking recipes compiled by the Wisconsin Cheese Board (now there’s a fun job!). Be careful, your mouth is about ready to start watering.
Scratch Built Palisades Muppet Theatre
“Some people have too much time on their hands!” That’s a frequent, snarky comment we get after we post a project with an intense level of dedication to something as seemingly frivolous as Lego spaceships, highly detailed gaming minis and terrain, dioramas, dollhouses, or in this case, desktop Muppet theaters. But those who say such […]
Dapper Diminutive Dwellings
Has anyone else noticed an upward trend in diminutive cardboard dwellings, or is it just me?
Stitched Masterpieces
We’re all in awe over here at these incredible textile renditions of great works of art. From The Scream to Hokusai’s Wave, Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring to Warhol’s Marilyn images, the forty crafters and artists of a British group calling themselves The Materialistics have created an impressive gallery of textile work. They have […]