Need a fun project for a kids party—or maybe just a good excuse to play with your food? Check out this fun Lego candy how-to from Jenny at Craft Test Dummies! In her post, Jenny includes a video that shows you how to make the molds, then shares the recipe for her tasty cream cheese […]
True to Matt Richardson’s post, we now have HELLO! My Name is LED Nametag Kits available in the Maker Shed! This kit is perfect for your next hackerspace meeting, convention, or anywhere you want your nametag to proclaim that YOU ARE A MAKER!
Camilla of Family Chic has been playing around with new embroidery ideas, and I particularly like this one that includes wire. She uses simple couching stitches to attach the wire-shaped words to the cloth and then adds a few other simple embroidered details to complete the piece. This is a fun way to make a […]
I love the clever interface between this Mindstorms car and the web. Maker Leon from Rye, NY, built a Skype-based interface that changes the screen color based on the button clicked, and a light sensor (the second photo) detects the color change and sends a command to the car via bluetooth. To control the robot, […]
Dessy TAB made these beautiful amigurumi cockroaches from a combination of knitting and crocheting (and she’s giving them away in a contest on her site!) [via knithacker]
Yet another reason to own a stainless steel car. An “insane amount of time,” but the results are undeniably stunning; check out more pics in this thread at autopia.org. Rob Beschizza found that it’s been done at least once before.
Two of my very favorite things, Star Wars and stitchery, come together over on the blog Han Stitched First. Started by Whatever James, it’s a blog that celebrates Star Wars in all forms of needlework. There is even a Star Wars stitch-a-long for 2012. The above “Han Shot First” cross-stitch was created by Katie Kutthroat […]
