This cupcake stand from Brittany Watson Jepsen on Oh Happy Day is awesome in its simplicity. All you need to make it is the free template, an X-Acto, some matte board, a ruler, and spray paint. Brittany uses gold spray paint on her stand, and paired with gold cupcake liners, the light reflection back and […]
A spoil board is sacrificial material that’s used underneath the material you want to cut on a CNC machine. This ensures a better through cut and is usually MDF. I’ve noticed that when the spoil boards are all used up at ITP, some really amazing patterns are formed.
By making careful choices in his display of this found art, Ben really stumbled onto something beautiful that normally would have ended up in the dumpster. It would have been a shame to see this piece spoiled in such a way.
Double chocolate and bacon in a cookie? These would be hard to resist. Laurie of Simply Scratch writes, “It was only a matter of time before I succumbed to the whole trend/obsession/idea of putting bacon IN a baked good.” After reading through this recipe, I am so glad she finally succumbed! More: How-To: Bacon Cinnamon […]
Paul Vermeesch’s Star Wars Relativity model is a 1-foot cube and contains scenes from classic Star Wars settings. Six months in the making, I present my largest creation to date: a 1x1x1 foot model of M.C. Escher’s print “Relativity” reenacted in the Lego Star Wars theme. A far larger, cleaner, and more detailed rehashing of […]
I was lucky enough to be raised by an amazing father, and now I’m married to another one, so I have a deep appreciation for everything Dads do. I love the idea of a twist on traditional Father’s Day gifts (like a handmade tie with a special fabric), but here are a mix of ideas, […]
Sarah London’s intensely colorful crochet work always makes me smile. She has a new pattern for these fun Hawaiian flowers over on her blog. I like seeing them all stitched together, but I think they’d also be fun on their own as coasters or special decor. More: Wool Eater Blanket Crochet Along With Sarah London […]
Besides being a gifted engineer and writer, John de Cristofaro is a talented photographer. Of this beautiful black-and-white “smoking iron” print, he writes: “All of us started the same way — as curious kids (maybe big kids). At first, most of us were following in the path of someone else — along what feels like a straight, well-defined line. But there’s a point where things start to diverge, and we go off and do our own thing. That’s what making is all about, and that’s what I tried to capture here.”
