How-To: Polymer Clay Terrarium Mushrooms
Add a touch of whimsey to your terrariums with this polymer clay terrarium mushroom tutorial from Amanda at Wit & Whistle!
Year: 2012
East Bay Mini Maker Faire
The East Bay is haven for makers and tinkers of all kinds and the East Bay Mini Maker Faire in Oakland this Sunday will be loaded with activities, presentations and makers by the dozens.
Share Your Halloween Tips!
We want to hear all the Halloween-related ideas you’ve collected over the years! Pumpkin carving, house decorating, candy dispensing, costume making, child safety, sound effects, last-minute costumes… Exume all those Halloween tips, tricks, and techniques from your memory and email them to us at tips@makezine.com.
Horrorgami
Horror-film fan Marc Hagan-Guirey makes papercut versions of famous haunted houses, in a series he called Horrorgami. “When I was growing up, my elder brother and I were really really different characters. And the one thing that really bonded us was horror movies,” says Marc in the short profile film on Paper Dandy. He’s already created […]
DIY Halloween Pet Beds
If you’ve given your entire house a Halloween makeover, don’t forget about your dog’s house, too. Sew Doggy Style created this DIY pet bed that looks like a coffin but, judging from the photos, is a huge hit with the model. Via Mod Podge Rocks
Reinventing Engineering Education in the 21st Century
This Monday, October 15th from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm, there will be a series of talks in NYC: Engineering graduate numbers have been flat for decades despite the rapid growth of technology from the iPad to Space Exploration. Just 11% of engineers are women, up to 50% of engineering students drop out due to […]
Block Printed Napkins
Haley from The Zen of Making is killing it with the printed fabric these days, and I especially am into the aesthetic of her latest project Block Printed Napkin Tutorial. It comes JUST in time to get this down before the fall dinner parties kick into high gear and the holidays take over our entertainment […]