Year: 2012

Growerbot Upgrades Garduino

In MAKE Volume 18, we published Luke Iseman’s Garduino project. I was always fond of the project because I wanted to find ways to monitor water and light in a greenhouse. In truth, the project was a bit crude. Now Luke, who I met through Maker Faire Austin and has since moved from Austin, TX […]

Denim Bird Pockets

I know, I know – put a bird on it! But seriously, this quick craft project from Country Living, including a downloadable template, is a great suggestion for adding pockets to a skirt that doesn’t have any as well as allowing you to use up fabric scraps you might have lying around.

What Are You Doing for Halloween?

If there’s a holiday made for makers, it’s Halloween. On this night, you can proudly wear your most bizarre creation around the neighborhood. Or invite neighbors to explore your elaborate, homemade house of horrors. To celebrate the maker spirit of Halloween, we created this special issue, a joint project from the editorial and design teams […]