The World Maker Faire is over! Official numbers are in and the Faire was a great success, even in the midst of a rainy weekend. Thanks to all of you who made it happen! We had over 650 Makers and 55,000 attendees. Mayor Bloomberg declared it “Maker Week”
I had so much fun observing the goings-on at the Nerdy Derby tent at this year’s Maker Faire New York. It’s a rules-light race similar to the Pinewood Derby, and it inspires creativity and participation from kids as well as grownups. The tent was always jam packed with participants hacking away at their cars, and […]
Metamáquina, founded by Filipe Moura, Felipe Sanches, and Rodrigo Rodrigues da Silva, put a statement on their website reacting to Makerbot’s announcement that they’re stepping away from open source principles with their Replicator II. For a long time, we’ve been inspired by the work of Makerbot, a pioneer US company in the home 3D printing […]
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This rifle-shaped book was created by Etsy user Tammy Forsthye’s shop Strikebooks along with several other unusual and oddly shaped books. [via Neatorama]
I love this easy finger-crocheted scarf tutorial. It uses a Martha Stewart Caterpillar yarn, but any chunky yarn would do. I love the graphic look of this–it’s almost like cobwebs, perfect for Halloween!
Turn a plain canvas tote into stylish statement bag with this heart tote bag tutorial from Liz at Say Yes to Hoboken!
