How-To: Quilted Sketchbook Cover
Who could resist taking a moment out a busy day to sit and draw for a while when your sketchbook is jacketed in this lovely DIY quilted sketchbook cover?
Year: 2015
Turn Your Sketchbook Doodles Into a Digital Repeating Pattern
Turn your sketchbook doodling into digital patterns!
Behind the Scenes: Drone Dudes’ Awesome Cinema-Grade Octocopter
The Drone Dudes stopped by the Maker Media Lab recently to show off their custom octocopter setup, and we took the opportunity to get it — and them — on camera. The crew is a group of commercial, aerial cinematographers specializing in using high-end, custom octocopters for close proximity filming. Their current platform is […]
Build The Best Snow Fort On The Block With This DIY Snow Brick Mold
Building walls, forts, igloos, and other favorite snow structures just got a whole lot easier and much more impressive. This weekend, take your personal winter wonderland to a whole new level and previously unseen heights with this DIY method for making perfectly-shaped stackable snow bricks for all your cold weather construction needs! As a kid […]
Crochet This Adorable Chewbacca
After signing up for a craft swap, cunning crocheter Melissa Mall discovered that her swap partner was a huge Star Wars fan, so she proceeded to crochet this awesomely appropriate Chewbacca doll that she calls “The Walking Carpet.” Measuring about 15 inches tall, perhaps the best thing about this imposing crochet project is its fantastic […]
Make a Collapsible Archery Bow from Old Skis
Now that the end of winter is in sight, you might be wondering what to do with your skis that were going to be retired after this season. Or maybe you would just rather have a bow than skis. Either way, this technique will show you how to turn your skis into a bow. Cross-country […]
Vocally Unlock Your Internet-Connected Door with “Open Sesame”
“OK GOOGLE, OPEN SESAME” When Dheera Venkatraman was faced with the issue of not having enough magic in his life, he did what any reasonable person would do… start coding.. The result: He created a simple and an straightforward system that lets him say “Ok Google, open sesame” at any time when he is wearing his […]
