Using the MakerShield – LCD Display
LCD screens look complicated but using an Arduino and a MakerShield, you can easily make your own LCD display shield! Check out this tutorial from Make: Projects.
Year: 2012
Refine Your Own Wine
Netherlands-based designer Sabine Marcelis made a do-it-yourself winemaking kit for her graduation design project that has everything needed to ferment, siphon, bottle, and cork wine.
Band Releases LEGO CD Case
UK based band Camp America have just released an album that comes with a limited edition LEGO CD case that you can build yourself! This is the regular CD in a cardboard sleeve, plus you will receive a bag containing 125 LEGO pieces, and instructions for building your own CD case! (This one is for […]
How-To: Satellite Imagery Throws Pillows
In case you haven’t heard the name before, Spoonflower is a print-on-demand custom fabric service that can indelibly print your images on a roll of fabric up to 58″ wide. Andrew@CRAFT just spotted this promotional project from their guest author, Emma Jeffrey, showing off one of the many cool possibilities this service opens up: pillows, cushions, or other upholstery with customized satellite imagery of your location.
The Pop Culture Paper Cuts of Olly Moss
Going through this online gallery of paper silhouettes and trying to identify all of the characters from movies, TV, and other pop culture media sources is really fun. Many of them are instantly recognizable, some of them take awhile for the “ah-ha” moment to hit. Some, for me anyway, remain a mystery. [via Blake Maloof’s […]
Best of Maker Faire Bay Area Beats: Bikes, Robots, Outdoors, and Arts
It’s hard to believe over a month has passed since Maker Faire Bay Area 2012. The Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth blew through like a tornado of inspiration, and we’re still reeling from the incredibly creative ideas and projects we witnessed and the impressive number of folks who came out in support of making. […]
The Best Maker Business Story I’ve Ever Heard…
One of my favorite memories of World Maker Faire last year was meeting Lisa Qiu and Abe Fetterman. They were our booth neighbors in the Arduino tent, and they had built an incredible DIY Sous Vide machine and were serving up deep fried egg yolks to anyone who passed by. Of course I remember the […]
