Hand-Woven Jupiter Tapestry
Fiber artist Courtney Howard posted this striking hand-woven Jupiter tapestry.
Month: April 2013
Color Wheel Embroidery Sampler
I love a good sampler, and this color wheel embroidery project is absolutely gorgeous!
GoFundMe’s “Make-a-thon” Winners Announced
GoFundMe’s “make-a-thon” contest ended this past week and we have a winner. Actually, three winners. The crowdfunding company awarded $10,000 to three teams of makers for projects posted on the site. The GoFundMe community voted for its favorite projects. First place went to an ultralight airplane project. Second place was awarded to a sand car project, and two high school robotics students in Nebraska picked up third place for their robot project. The winners got $5,000, $3,500, and $1,500 respectively.
How-To: Spring Mushroom Moss Rock Wreath
Add some nature-inspired color and texture to your home decor with this spring mushroom moss rock wreath!
Your Favorite Tools, Part 1
The most recent special edition of the Make: Newsletter asked readers: What is your favorite tool? We got some fantastic responses, many with photographs, from makers all over the world. These are just a few of them. Thanks to all our newsletter subscribers, to everyone who responded, and especially to those of you who sent […]
Adafruit’s New Kids Show Talks About Amps
Love this! Adafruit has a kids’ video series talking about electronics. Episode one explains how amps got their name and what the units actually measure. And dude — I had no idea Andrรฉ-Marie Ampere was a spitting image of our friend Collin Cunningham! They’ve already produced a coloring book based on the same idea.
Pitch Your Prototype!
The MAKE Hardware Innovation Workshop, coming up May 14-15, 2013, has just issued a Call for Prototypes, in search of early stage products, projects, and ideas. Selected prototypes will be presented at the opening session of the Workshop, and featured in the Innovation Showcase on Tuesday, May 14. Each winning entrant will have five minutes […]
