How-To: Rosette Friendship Bracelets
Jessica from Hipster Tea Party put together a tutorial on how to make these simple rosette friendship bracelets. Make a big batch and hand them out to friends during your next craft night.
Year: 2012
Project: Ribbons of Organization
By Paula Biggs Hi, my name is Paula and I have a ribbon problem. A BIG one. Like six-boxes-of-ribbon-up-on-my-shelf kind of big. Every time I do a project, I run to the store for the colors needed and always buy more than I need. After I’m done, I dump them in a box and they […]
Alt.CES: Dale Dougherty Gives Edu Conference Keynote
Dale just finished his keynote at the Education Conference at CES. He rocked the room, inspired the attendees, talked about kits, education, and the maker movement.
Alt.CES: Swarming Micro Air Vehicles
These flying swarmbots would fall under the category of things that aren’t at CES but we wish were. Maybe next year? They are part of a project at the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland to explore large aerial robot swarms.
EMSL on the Zener Diode
I loved reading Windell Oskay’s Zener diode tutorial. It’s fascinating stuff and Windell describes the technology in his usual easy-to-understand style. Check it out! Zener diodes are a special type of semiconductor diode– devices that allow current to flow in one direction only –that also allow current to flow in the opposite direction, but only […]
How-To: Door Corner Shelf
I love unique ideas for utilizing corner spaces, and this door corner shelf tutorial from Linda at Craftaholics Anonymous is a great way to recycle an old door and turn it into an eye-catching statement piece. I’m loving the bold paint job, and the vintage glass doorknob replica is the perfect finishing touch!
Make a Tuning Fork – ReMaking History
To complement his ReMaking History column in MAKE Volume 29, Bill Gurstelle shows you how to make a tuning fork with some simple tools and a strip of aluminum.
