Gardening Without a Yard
Here are some of my favorite DIY designs for growing food that require not even an inch of lawn.
Year: 2014
MakerCon: Makers Are the New Explorers of the Universe
In only two short weeks, MakerCon is set to commence at the Oracle Conference Center in Redwood City, CA. While I’m excited about everything happening at this event—running Tuesday-Wednesday, May 13-14—one of the more recent additions to the agenda has me very eager. New Explorers of the Universe Drones, submersibles, satellites, mesh sensing networks, and […]
Autobiographical Embroidery With Joetta Maue
Turn the tales you’ve spun in your own life into unique pieces of needlework in an upcoming class with extraordinary embroiderer Joetta Maue.
Cooking with Raspberry Pi: Solrmatic Programmable Solar Cooker
In a nutshell, the Solrmatic is a Raspberry Pi-powered rotation device for a solar cooker allowing the solar oven to get hotter or cooler based on the program you input. You can put an off-the-shelf solar cooker on top, or even build your own. We’re excited to show off Solrmatic at Maker Faire Bay Area […]
Epic Knitted Mask Construction
Epic knitter Tracy Widdess of Brutal Knitting gives us a little peek into her creative process with this amazing animated GIF illustrating the the construction of one of her incredible masks.
Fairy Friend Pen Pal
Daisy the fairy returned this Spring to stay in the fairy house my daughter and I built together last year.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Shake Recipe
Annie over at Wattlebird put a new spin on a classic lunch bag sandwich with this ingenious Peanut Butter and Jelly Shake Recipe.