How-To: Upcycled Denim Bag
Reuse a pair of jeans and a belt to make a cute lunch sack, makeup bag, or art supply holder!
Year: 2012
Hummingbird: “Pre-Arduino” for Kids
Arduino was conceived as an open source microcontroller for artists, designers, and others who aren’t necessarily techie/programmer types. Of course, all sorts of makers have flocked to this technology because of its versatility. But in spite of its relative ease of use, there’s still a barrier to entry for new users. Like kids. For that reason, BirdBrain Technologies’ Hummingbird looks promising. They call it “pre-Arduino.”
Mika Aoki’s Blown-Glass Sculptures
Mika Aoki makes glass art inspired by mold spores, viruses, plants, life, and death.
DiResta: BATS! (Halloween Bonus Episode)
As a Halloween bonus, Jimmy whipped up this video of him freeforming some wooden bat sculptures in his shop. Jimmy, for God’s sake, be careful! Readers: You probably don’t want to try this at home or the blood spurting all over the house might not be from a jug of the fake stuff you bought at Party City.
The Portrait Blouse, from “Gertie’s New Book for Better Sewing”
Gertie’s New Book for Better Sewing is a fun new pattern book, featuring sewing patterns that embody author Gretchen Hirsch’s fresh take on vintage style. I was lucky enough to be able to pick one out to share with you all! I chose The Portrait Blouse because it’s a classic and many body shapes look good in this cut. If you end up using this pattern, I’d love to see pics of the finished top. Enjoy!
Moonlight Skiing, Tron-Style
Inspired by a post on Makezine last year about a crew of EL-wire brandishing surfers, the folks at Switchback Entertainment made a short video for Salomon Freeski TV featuring EL-wire embellished skiers (and some seriously drool-worthy powder shots). The video was filmed using only small headlamps, moonlight, and EL wire as light sources. Compounded by […]
MAKE Volume 32 is HERE!
We’re thrilled to announce that Volume 32 of MAKE is on newsstands now. We’re incredibly proud of this one. It’s chock full of 23 projects that you can build and is focused on design for makers. It’s 176 pages of making madness.