Eureka! — Danger
The latest installment of Roy Doty’s comic strip, “Eureka!”
Month: March 2012
Super Why Cake
I don’t think I ever had a birthday cake like this! Christina Colantuoni of Full Candy Jacket sent me a picture of her finished Super Why cake she created for a very cool 3-year-old’s birthday. Check out the whole process on her blog. And remember – if you make something you want to show off, […]
March is Natural Materials Month
We’re continuing our materials-themed 2012 Skillbuilder coverage this month by highlighting materials that come more or less directly from the natural world. Most of us live surrounded by stuff that is separated from its raw ingredients by quite a bit of heavy industrial processing, and we may forget how rich a variety of ready-to-use materials nature really does present to us.
How-To: Sweet Citrus Honey Soap with Honeycomb Pattern Mold
In the market for wedding favor ideas or handmade gift inspiration? Check out this sweet citrus honey soap recipe and honeycomb pattern mold tutorial from Cathy at Soap Making Essentials. Would you believe that the secret to the fabulous texture on the bars is bubble wrap? [Via CraftGossip] More: Flashback: Pantyhose Petals @Craftzine.com blog DIY […]
TX/RX Visits HackBo, the Bogota Hackerspace
Rex Baker of Houston’s TX/RX Labs visited his wife’s relatives in Bogotá, Colombia, and decided to check out the local hackerspace action: Just a short walk away from Universidad de los Andes, in the Candelaria district of the Colombian capital, is HackBo: Bogotá’s hackerspace. My wife and I had the good fortune to find the […]
Night Biking Gloves
Sean over at MAKE posted these practical “Early Winter Night Biking Gloves” from Irene Posch at Fashion Technology. The gloves have an LED arrow on the back that lights up when the user needs to make a turn, so that the biker will be more visible to motorists on dark nights. The Early Winter Night […]
How-To: Square Up Stock on a Mill
If you’ve ever tried to cut an accurate cube, out of any material, you know that it’s a deceptively difficult proposition. This video gives a sense of what’s required to do it right: Quality tools, proper technique, and plenty of patience.
