Lego Gokart
Eric Steenstra‘s Lego car is a monstrous Mindstorms creation that can carry an 88-pound kid. There are awesome build photos that show just how huge this project ended up being. [Thanks, Martyn]
Month: August 2012
DIY Cake Plate Cake Stand
I recognized these colorful plates right away and liked them even more as cake stands. Melissa of No. 2 Pencil offers up a quick DIY project for the home – take coordinating plastic plates and cups and turn them into a cake stand on the spot.
Lessons Learned from a Pop-Up Makerspace for Kids
Over the last two weeks a founding team of makers and educators affiliated with HTINK, a New York based technology education cooperative, transformed an art gallery in Brooklyn, NY, into a pop-up makerspace for kids: The Makery. Aside from outfitting the space with tools like MakerBot Replicators, a vinyl cutter, soldering equipment, electronics, and fabrication […]
How-To: Faux Succulent Garden
Have a less-than-green thumb? Plagued by persnickety weather? This succulent project is for you! Make a faux succulent garden with this super-smart tutorial from Kristi at Addicted 2 Decorating! I’d never guess that those plants were actually pistachio shells, would you? [Via Decor Hacks] More: How-To: DIY Succulent Pallet Table @Craftzine.com blog ucculent Wedding Bouquets […]
Math Monday, Linkages Part 4: Four Bars, Four Positions
By Glen Whitney for the Museum of Mathematics We’re still putting four-bar linkages through their paces. See the introductory column in this series for the MoMath Linkage Kit, an introduction, and general instructions. Last time, we saw that a four-bar linkage can cause the floating bar to take on any two or three desired positions. […]
Flashback: Laced High Heels
High heels are hot. And so are long ballet ribbons wrapped around the ankle. So of course the combination of heels and ribbon is to die for. You don’t need any fancy leather working tools to get the look. I used my eyelet setter and in about 30 minutes had this project all tied up!
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