Sequined Starburst Mirror
MeiJo’s Joy do a sparkly spin on the starburst mirror with this one made out of upcycled toilet paper rolls, a lid, and sequins.
Month: June 2012
Soapbox: Microsoft, Make Windows 8 More Maker Friendly
This week’s Soapbox is a little different. At Maker Faire I got a chance to meet a lot of people that I’ve only known via mailing lists or their work; one of them was Paul Stoffregen from PJRC. He’s the designer and developer behind the Teensy, one of my favorite USB-based microcontroller development systems. While […]
Etsy Wedding How-Tos
Wishing for a handmade wedding but a bit intimidated on where to begin? Check out Etsy’s wedding section, featuring everything from vendors to how-to project ideas, like this heirloom table runner from Elizabeth Duvivier.
How-To: Papercraft Enigma Machine
Their wiki page also includes a brief history of paper enigma models that traces the origins of this method back to Alan Turing’s hypothetical “comic strips” model from his 1942 Treatise on the Enigma. To make it, download the PDFs, print them out, cut them out, and apply them to a 75mm diameter cardboard tube.
Tennis Ball Helper Hangs onto Your Things
Not only is this little guy super-cute, but he keeps your personal belongings safe and sound. Construction is dead simple: just two rivets for eyes, and a slice with a utility blade for the mouth. Optional mounting ideas are a single screw or a small plunger.
Heidi Kenney’s Radiolab And This American Life Plush
The NPR-loving nerd in me is flipping out over these in-progress plush pieces from Heidi Kenney. She created them for the Sew Nerdy show at Bear and Bird art gallery in Florida. She is working on two additional NPR folks for the collection … I’m hoping they are Peter Sagal and Carl Kasell … or […]
Hackerspace Happenings for June 6, 2012
Are you a hackerspace member with an event you’d like to publicize? Send it to johnb@makezine.com or tweet me at @johnbaichtal and I’ll post it. Also feel free to subscribe to my hackerspaces Twitter list. Hackerspace Happenings runs weekly(ish). The Power Racing Series Needs Your Help! Hackerspace favorite Power Racing Series needs funding to continue […]
