These lovely origami dress ornaments from Erin at My Very Educated Mother look like the perfect project to bring together your favorite ladies before the holidays! I like the the simple ribbon embellishment on Erin’s dresses, but it would be really easy to make your own personalized versions with patterned paper and additional decorations. Ready […]
Today’s items are the brand new Pico Piso and Nebulophone music synthesizers from Bleep Labs. Here is what Make online editor / Author John Baichtal said about them in his review from the guide.
I admit, I panicked a bit when I drew Matt Richardson’s name from the Santa hat. I don’t know much about Matt other than he isn’t as tall as me and he has nice hair. I ultimately decided to get Matt a Hakko FX-888 Soldering Iron, because maker needs a great soldering iron and because I once witnessed Matt soldering during a video conference so I know he is passionate about soldering. I’m also going to give him a PanaVise Jr. as well to help him out as he solders.
Lego Master (as my son would call him) Chris McVeigh has some great tutorials for making Lego Star Wars ornaments, like this Death Star and Millennium Falcon. And if you want a more traditional-looking ornament, check out his other tutorials for Lego ornaments and decor.
MAKE regular Craig Smith wanted a wagon to match his (super cute) son’s, so he built it! My son loves his big red wooden wagon. It made me remember when I had one, and wished I still had it. But a kid’s wagon is too small for yard work, landscaping and other things I would […]
Urban Craft Uprising is happening this weekend! There will be over 150 vendors, plus demos and book signings, not to mention a coat check.
Over the weekend, we pulled out our holiday decorations. I managed to get the tree up (not decorated, mind you) but still have boxes and bins of stuff all around me right now. I lost steam quickly and needed some decoration inspiration stat. I was glad to see that my recorded episode of Secrets of […]
