One of my all-time favorite sources for geeky goods is ThinkGeek, and their trusty monkey mascot, Timmy, is in need of some crafty assistance. Timmy has been re-arranging the costumes in his cosplay trunk. We know what this means. San Diego Comic-Con is coming and we need stitchers, knitters, crochet hookers, hot gluers, haberdashers, and […]
Jeff Keyzer used five of his own MightyOhm Geiger Counter kits, an Arduino Uno R3, a Sparkfun Music Instrument Shield, and an Adafruit Protoshield to create this geiger counter musical instrument for Maker Faire. The PULSE output of each Geiger counter is connected to one input of a 74LS04 hex inverter on the Protoshield. Each […]
This is an impressive tie-dye project! Alexa, over at ILovetoCreate, came up with this tutorial to make a Captain America T-shirt that any fan would feel proud to wear at a showing of The Avengers. Via ManMadeDIY
Spruce up an old vase by painting it in this pretty pattern by Sweet C’s Designs.
Adam Savage’s talk at Maker Faire Bay Area 2012. Adam tells a great story about his Indiana Jones hat, how he got started building his obsessions, and why makers should embrace the things that they have no choice but to make.
Now you can help turn legendary hardware hacker Ladyada’s workshop into an official Lego product! Ladyada’s Workshop is a project on Lego Cuusoo, a new platform by Lego that lets amateur models get produced as actual Lego products if they get 10,000 votes. Welcome LEGO fans! We looked around and couldn’t find a LEGO set […]
Create a quick and pretty bracelet with this crocheted seed bead bracelet tutorial from EVEnl at Cut Out + Keep! More: How-To: Crochet Bracelets @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Finger Knitted Bracelets @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Knit Beaded Bracelet @Craftzine.com blog
