How-To: DIY Hanging Paint Storage
Organize your paint collection—and show off the pretty colors— with this DIY hanging paint storage tutorial from Jessica at Mad in Crafts. I don’t know about you, but I need to do this IMMEDIATELY.
Year: 2012
Hexy the Hexapod: Available at Maker Faire New York
Hexy is a robotic hexapod kit from Arcbotics. It’s a cute, cheap, easy and fun intro to advanced robots. It’s Arduino compatible, and 100% Open Hardware/Software. Unless you were one of the over-500 Kickstarter backers who supported Hexy at $175 or higher, a Hexy kit is going to be hard to come by. But you’ve […]
White Peach, Rose, and Basil Hand Pies
The word was out at my local farmer’s market that this weekend is the last one for peaches, so my heart started racing when I saw this recipe for white peach, rose, and basil hand pies. My mouth is already watering, and the photos and writing on the Local Milk blog are just as stunning […]
How-To: Printing with Toilet Paper Rolls
Decorate your next DIY with bold circular prints using this quick and easy toilet paper roll printing tutorial from Creative Carmella!
How-To: Ruched Sleeves
Ruched sleeves are pretty detail found on many store-bought shirts. Like the look? Add some shape to your home-sewn blouses with this ruched sleeve tutorial from Tilly at Tilly and the Buttons!
Solar-Powered Dowel Cutter
I love this elegant if “almost useless” machine that Alex Weber created: This little machine uses a so called solar engine to drive the motor. This solar engine is able to collect tiny amounts of energy over time and stores it in large capacitors. When the voltage reaches a certain level, it opens up and […]
Maker Faire New York: Brian David Johnson/Vintage Tomorrows
Two weeks ago, at the Intel Developer Forum 2012, we launched the early release ebook of Vintage Tomorrows, by Cultural Historian James H. Carrott and Intel Futurist Brian David Johnson. In Vintage Tomorrows, Brian and James investigate what Steampunk’s alternate history says about our own world and its technological future. Interviews with experts such as […]