How-To: DIY Colorblock Wall Art
Our own Lish got crafty over on the FIAT blog with her fun, colorful DIY colorblock wall art!
Month: March 2013
DIY Green Tartan Backdrop
It’s time to give your party’s photo booth a makeover.
Raspberry Pi Turns 1 and element14 is Celebrating
For being just one year old, Raspberry Pi has had quite an impact on the maker and education community. The cheap, easy-to-use Linux computer pops in the darndest places and we expect to see a lot more of the Pi in the years to come as more makers create new applications for it. To celebrate Raspberry Pi’s first birthday, element 14 has a month-long roster of activities surrounding Raspberry Pi’s first anniversary.
Recipe: Whiskey Sugar Rocks
It might be a bit early in the day to talk about adding booze to your coffee, but it’s Friday, so I’m doing it anyway.
How-To: Gumball Machine Fish Tank
Instructables user aloew has put together this great tutorial for turning a gumball machine into a fish tank, if that’s the sort of thing that strikes your fancy.
Making Movies with Kids
Anyone who has kids will, at one time or another, point a video camera (or smartphone) at them and make a little home movie. But how about getting kids involved in making movies? Bianca Giaever doesn’t have kids, but the young filmmaker has created a great short film called “The Scared is Scared,” based on a story invented by a six-year-old boy named Asa. Bianca’s questions and Asa’s often flip-flopping, cute-as-can-be answers form the narration of the movie. Bianca takes Asa’s imaginative story and brings it to life as he tells it. It’s clever, funny, and poignant. She offers advice on how to go about making a movie with kids.
Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire March 23
The second annual Tampa Bay Mini Maker Faire is coming right up in two weeks, on Saturday, March 23, in Hudson, Florida. They’ve got an interesting and diverse group of makers signed up already, and their call for makers is open until March 15. Seen above is an interactive installation from Urban Congo, a group […]
