Hand-Painted Tolkien-Style “Dwarf” Munny
Beautiful customization of kidrobot’s mini MUNNY toy by Raul Villanueva. Many more views in his Flickr set. [via toycutter]
Year: 2011
How-To: Phillips-Head Earrings
I am so making these this weekend! Instructables user Mrballeng shows us how to mod some Phillips-head screws into earrings with a bit of solder
In the Maker Shed: SnapCircuits Pro
The SnapCircuits Pro kit contains over 75 parts that allow you to build over 500 snap-together circuits. Experiment Examples include a Musical Doorbell, Laser Gun, Race Game, Lie Detector, Electronic Kazoo, Make Your Own Battery, Morse Code Generator, Mind Reading Game, Race Car Engine, Telegraph, AM & FM Radio. (No Tools Required. Requires 4AA Batteries) Ages 8+
How-To: Crochet Matryoshka Bookmarks
Opening your book to find you place marked with one of these sweet and colorful matryoshka bookmarks would be a fun way to jump back in to your reading. Get the pattern and how-to over on Bigú Handmade. [via @LindaMade] More: How-To: Mini Matryoshkas Matryoshka Doll Matryoshka Doll Costume How-To: Matryoshka Doll Fold Out Card
The Prints of MakerBot Artist-in-Residence Marius Watz
I love the work Marius Watz has been producing as MakerBot artist-in-residence. I love even more the idea of a maker business being able to afford to sponsor an A-I-R! I wonder if, one day, we’ll see successful maker organizations like hackerspaces routinely sponsoring their own artist? I am very excited to be the first […]
Action Ceramics
The title of this series in porcelain is “Abuse,” by Laurent Craste.
Ladyada Among “Most Influential Women in Tech” 2011
Last November, we asked for your help in getting MAKE pal Limor “LadyAda” Fried, founder of adafruit industries, nominated to Fast Company magazine’s list of “Most Influential Women in Tech” for 2011. Short version: We did it! Thanks for your help! Other notables on the list include MIT roboticist Cynthia Breazeal, Public Radio International CEO Alisa Miller, indie game developer Erin Robinson (of Adventure Game Studio), Twitter media partnership director Chloe Sladden, and HTC CEO Cher Wang. Congrats Limor!
