Brett King posted this Custom TRON Light Cycle Board Game and Playset in the MAKE Forums: I thought I would share my latest project, which is a TRON game that I made to play with my kids. It took some time to plan out, but implementation was fairly straightforward. Details on the construction are in […]
Ray from the Hack Factory clued me into this guy’s work. In an era where locks are factory-made and bland, Manuel Guerra of Cuenca, Ecuador, made some beautiful pieces before his death.
These bad boys had me at “Helvetica.” I love this tutorial from Plastolux on how to cut wine bottles into tumblers. I especially love that he researched a vintage craft tool and gave his take on how best to use it – I’ve often bought old kits at thrift stores and had trouble using them!
What I look for in a project, more than any other single quality, is doing a lot with a little. This “wave machine” demo from the UK’s National STEM Centre, targeted to science teachers for classroom use, is a great example. It’s just duct tape, wooden skewers, and gummy bears, but it creates some really striking, beautiful effects when set in motion. I want to make one in my living room just to play with. Their licensing terms forbid embedding of the video, but it’ll be worth your click to hop on over to STEM and watch it move.
Vi Hart melts my mind again with a totally fun video explanation of binary counting with dancing hands and groovy music. The amount of intelligence, creativity, sense of humor, and the sheer joy of exploring ideas is downright dizzying. She makes it all look effortless. Vi Hart for Secretary of Education! As we’ve pointed out […]
My first experience with fiber arts as a small child was finger knitting, and I was obsessed. But all I ever made was chain- miles and miles of chain! V and Co shows us how to elevate finger knitting into modern and sophisticated bracelets with a well presented tutorial. This is also the perfect craft […]
These DIY crepe paper carrots from Martha Stewart’s The Crafts Dept. blog are a nice way to have fun on Easter with a little less sugar running through your young guests’ veins! I like the idea of hiding trinkets inside the carrots rather than candy, and it seems like this could be easily adapted to […]
