Month: April 2013

Flashback: Golden Leather Leaves Earrings

Flashback: Golden Leather Leaves Earrings

By Sonya Nimri Everyone’s got a leather skeleton or two in their closet: be it a patchwork leather coin purse, worn-through ballet flats that you may never wear again, or a mistake of fashion past like a gold leather mini-skirt. Now you can take these long-hidden hides and repurpose them into something fab, like this […]

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Crocheted Hanging Air Plant Bowls

Crocheted Hanging Air Plant Bowls

Since crochet yields a sturdy, solid stitch, it’s the perfect yarn craft for home decor. Example: these fun and colorful crocheted hanging air plant bowls!

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Component of the Month: Resistors

Component of the Month: Resistors

Each month this year, we’re exploring a different electronic component, delving into what it is, how it works, and how you use it in projects. Last month we looked at batteries. This month, we’ll tackle the resistor, the job of which is to limit the flow of electricity and thereby control it, guiding it toward […]

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How-To: Gold Leaf Flecked Acrylic Bangle

How-To: Gold Leaf Flecked Acrylic Bangle

Add some sparkle to your Monday morning with a pretty DIY gold leaf flecked acrylic bangle!

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Sir Mix-a-Bot, the Robot Bartender

Sir Mix-a-Bot, the Robot Bartender

We’ve seen a lot of drinkbots here on MAKE in nearly every configuration. However, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one as polished and elegant as Dave Zucker’s project, called Sir Mix-a-Bot. It’s a PUMA arm, the sort used for manufacturing, mounted on an elegantly veneered table with liquor and mixer bottles arranged around it. The person wanting a drink selects one of ten cocktails on a touch screen and places his or her glass on the brass disk on the table, and the robot makes the drink.

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