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Year: 2012
How-To: Masquerade Masks
I’ve always wanted to attend a real masquerade party, and this masquerade mask tutorial from Kendra at My Insanity has me thinking that I should just throw my own! Masqurade ball and dinner party, anyone? [Via Mod Podge Rocks] More: How-to: Paper Mask @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Sleep Mask @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Animal Masks @Craftzine.com blog
RobotGrrl’s Heathkit Build Continues
I’m following along as Erin “RobotGrrl” Kennedy continues to build the vintage Heathkit voltmeter she unboxed earlier this month. Now she’s continuing the build! Last part we unboxed the Heathkit, looked at all the components, and started to build some of it. Now it’s time to finish off the build with the three main plates. […]
How-To: Reconstruct a Nike Dunk High
Designer Jake Ferrato’s company, JBF Customs, creates incredible bespoke versions of commercial apparel, like sneakers and hats. He posted an amazingly detailed tutorial that explains the process of reconstructing a Nike Dunk High sneaker (warning: some NSFW language) on the company website. When I do a reconstruction, the first thing I do is take apart […]
Re-Blowmolding Turns Pop Bottles Into Piggy Banks
[viddler id=1409630 w=580 h=330] In this video from Core77, designer Taylor McKenzie-Veal uses a toaster, a two-part wooden mold, and a bit of compressed air to turn an empty sports drink bottle into a plastic piggy bank. So much win. [via adafruit] This Little Piggy — Taylor McKenzie-Veal Design More:Homemade Blow-Molding Gun
LCD Clock Syncs via Network
David Moisan hacked up his own NTP-synchronized clock from a #Twatch, the ethernet-enabled LCD backpack from our friends at Dangerous Prototypes. Head over to David’s blog to check out the code and the incredibly thorough manual he wrote for the project.
Maker Inspirations 2012
The inspiration of the Maker Faire continued at home! Everything as a family, we’ve made in a week! Also, introducing Maker boxes, the place where you take a made thing and give one in return.
