Our friend Rachel Hobson created this simple leather studded bracelet out of the supplies of July’s Whimseybox shipment. Easy to make, but definitely cute. If you’d prefer to not use leather, try a neon synthetic material instead. More: How-To: Braided Leather Bracelet @Craftzine.com blog HOW TO – Leather Bracelets @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Make a Leather […]
On our travels, we’ve asked lots of hackerspace members how they got their spaces going, so that we could share their experiences with you.
How do we give young people more opportunities to become makers and learn practical skills they can apply to their own creative projects? The question comes up for me after each Maker Faire, when I see how young people are inspired by other makers. I know they leave and want to start making things. Could […]
MAKE is a quarterly magazine for do-it-yourself enthusiasts of all kinds. Every issue is packed with how-to articles ranging from kid-friendly crafts to cutting-edge robotics. We’ve covered microcontrollers, cigar box guitars, Roomba hacks, rocket-launched video cameras, potato cannons, stop-motion movies, wind-powered generators, laser light shows, wooden puzzle boxes, remote control vehicles, home automation, and much […]
Following the now-notorious Don’t Put a Bird On It: Saving “Craft” from Cuteness article in The New Yorker, there has been a lot of talk among crafters about the inadequacy of using the word “craft” as the overarching term to describe the unimaginably wide variety of things that we, as a community, make and do. […]
The Angel Box tunable glass armonica is a crystal wine glass mounted to an old Heathkit turntable. Gliding your fingers over the rim causes it to make a tone that can be influenced by the amount of water in the glass.
Doug Moran and I (Will Gorman) built a LEGO MINDSTORMS model of the Mars Curiosity Rover for the Build the Future in Space event at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The rover contains 1000’s of LEGO Technic and MINDSTORMS bricks, and is 100% pure LEGO with no glue. Four of the six wheels are powered, and […]
