Refashion Inspiration: Patterned Pants to Shorts and a Clutch
Patterned pants hiding in the back of your closet? Refashion them today with this inspiring shorts and clutch redo!
Month: April 2013
BrickPi Controls Mindstorms Bots With a RasPi
Dexter Industries builds Lego Mindstorms add-on sensors and other compatible products, and their latest project — not yet completed — is the BrickPi, which allows the Pi to control up to 3 Mindstorms motors and four sensors (but not the ultrasonic). The board’s firmware is written in Arduino 1.0. If you’re interested in the source, […]
April Fools Contest Winners
On April Fools’ Day, we posted a couple of our own joke MAKE article teasers and a list of headlines we’d internally brainstormed. Then we asked you all to riff on these, either providing art for some of our headlines or creating your own. We promised three one-year subs to MAKE in a drawing. We […]
Meet Robots That Dance, Make Pancakes, Host Shows, Knit, and Breathe Fire
The 4th annual Maker Faire UK, the largest gathering of makers in Europe, is coming right up on April 27 and 28 at the Centre for Life in Newcastle. Among the diverse and interesting makers in the lineup are robots of all persuasions. Pictured above is Paka and his fire horse (photo by Michael Eyes). […]
i3detroit’s (Fake) DIY Dentistry Class
Nicely done on the April Fools’ prank, guys! The i3detroit DIY Dentistry event was a big hit, and everyone had a fantastic time- at least until the anesthesia wore off! i3 member Dustin returned from a recent trip to Latvia armed with the knowledge and tools to make this class a jaw-crackin’ success. Dustin began […]
Paper Mache` Animal Head
I love a faux animal head and this paper mache` bust by Lil Blue Boo is even better because it’s a unicorn!
How-To: Vintage-Inspired Distressed Finish
Sometimes you get lucky and stumble upon that perfectly aged antique piece that magically pulls the rest of a room together. But, for those times when the local flea market just isn’t cutting it, get the look with a vintage-inspired distressed finish!
