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 […]
Pretty much everyone I know—myself included—is obsessed with the colors and designs found on vintage Pyrex cookware, but Steph at The Silly Pearl has us all beat. She actually made matching fabric decals to decorate her stand mixer! Check out her tutorial to see how it’s done. More: How-To: Pimp Your Sewing Machine @Craftzine.com blog […]
Tablets make great dashboard displays. In this video, makers Sonic Electronix install a Nexus 7 into a custom fabricated 2008 Dodge Ram dash cradle.
Open Hardware Summit Tickets On Sale!. Dustyn writes – Have you seen our incredible lineup of speakers yet? We have a lot of fresh blood mixed in with a few names you’ll probably recognize, and we are extremely excited to host such a diverse group. TICKETS Please, purchase your tickets here. Tickets include breakfast, snacks, […]
The GameKlip allows you mount your smartphone directly to a PS3 controller for optimum game play.
