Ayah Bdeir’s littleBits Amazing Electronic Kits
littleBits is a great way to introduce people to electronics prototyping without soldering or accidentally frying components.
Month: May 2012
Meringue Tips and Tricks
If you’re looking for a dessert idea for Mother’s Day this weekend, check out Jessica’s, of Mad in Crafts, photo tutorial on how to make Schaum Torte, the Midwest’s answer to meringue. Jessica takes you through the process with a photo tutorial as well as provides some very handy tips for working with meringue.
Ghost in the Machine by Iri5
We’ve blogged about Erica Iris Simmons, aka Iri5, before but I just saw a post about her recent pieces on DudeCraft and have gotten lost looking at her incredible work for the past hour! She has been creating portraits of film stars from film, classic composers from sheet music, pinups from wine bottle labels, and […]
Self-Transforming Machine Elf is Pleased…
This is a remarkable YouTube video posted by 29-year old Japanese user kenjiishida011, showing a remote-controlled Transformer-type toy that can not only change from car to robot under its own power, but dance out of frame when it’s done.
How-To: Freshwater Pearl Necklace with Asymmetrical Roses
Continuing the make-this-for-Mother’s Day trend, this gorgeous freshwater pearl necklace with asymmetrical roses from Vicki at Vicki O’Dell The Creative Goddess is a great gift option for all of the moms out there who embrace classic vintage style. There is something about Spring that makes me want to be a little more “girly” than usual. […]
How-To: Fresh Flower Pin
Turn your garden into a go-to source for fresh floral accessories with this fresh flower pin tutorial that Portland, Oregon florist Anna Mara shared on Design Sponge! I love the idea of taking a big, fresh bloom and using it as an accessory, especially on a bag or clutch. This project would be perfect for […]
Intern’s Corner: My Open Source Life Outside of MAKE
For the past two and a half years, I’ve been helping to develop an open source video game called Alien Arena. I’d been playing the game for a long time before this. I’d noticed a few bugs that needed fixing, and features that needed adding. A nice thing about open source development is that you […]
