Month: December 2013

My Maker Mantra for the New Year

My Maker Mantra for the New Year

By Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova is an electrical engineer, writer and author of How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers. Andrew is also an electronics and robotics enthusiast and has created and curated robotics exhibits for the Children's Museum of Somerset County, NJ and taught robotics classes for the Kaleidoscope Enrichment in Blairstown, NJ and for a public primary school. Andrew is always looking for ways to engage makers and educators.

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My Maker Mantra for the New Year: Clean what you mess; Maintain what you have; Fix what you can;
Love what you make. Finish what you start.

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Planes and Trains and Polyhedra

Planes and Trains and Polyhedra

By Glen Whitney

Glen Whitney

Executive Director, Museum of Mathematics

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Math Mondays is back from a travel-induced hiatus, but never fear, mathematical making continued unabated during the travels. In fact, on one plane ride, I just happened to have a bit of free time, and the materials to make the roundest 25-hedron possible (more on what that is, later). Unfortunately, as you all know, I […]

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Knitting Tip: Add Custom Embroidery to Knits with Duplicate Stitch

Knitting Tip: Add Custom Embroidery to Knits with Duplicate Stitch

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Add custom colors and embroidery to your hand or store-bought knits–and cover up colorwork or striping mistakes while you’re at it–with this handy duplicate stitch tutorial!

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Flashback: Golden Caddy A-Go-Go Cocktail

Flashback: Golden Caddy A-Go-Go Cocktail

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Super sweet, with just the right amount of kick, the Golden Caddy A-Go-Go cocktail is a nifty little New Year’s tribute that can satisfy both your crafty and celebratory selves!

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How-To: Cement Faceted Keychain

How-To: Cement Faceted Keychain

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Take your first leap into cement crafting with this simple cement faceted keychain tutorial!

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