Over at Made by Joel, the eponymous author’s son just acquired a noble knight made by Lego with a moveable arm for pretend sword-fighting. Not one to be excluded, Joel made his own version from wood, and the two staged an epic battle on video.
After last week’s skull paper snowflake post, I heard from tons of people who had made their own off-beat snowflakes, but these Star Wars Paper Snowflake Templates from Matters of Grey definitely take the cake! Inspired by this project from a husband and wife team from dancell.cwahi.net who were making snowflakes with their kids, Matters […]
Cold weather pretty much demands snuggling up with some tasty warm beverages, and these fun little hot chocolate spoons from Elsie of A Beautiful Mess are the perfect way to indulge. Bonus points for being easy and quick enough to whip up this week for last-minute gifts for friends!
To celebrate the release of our latest publication, the Make: Ultimate Kit Guide 2012 (and its companion website), we’re giving away at least one of the cool kits reviewed in the issue each day during the holiday season. Today, we’re giving away our fourth MakerBot Thing-O-Matic (a $1,300 value!), featured on the cover of the Ultimate Kit Guide.
Add a little sparkle to your winter table with these pine cone place cards that double as holiday ornaments for your guests to take home! Amy from Positively Splendid shares a complete how-to on her site, including a link to her tutorial for creating stamped metal tags using soda cans. What a great way to […]
For this year’s guide to the best in Arduino boards and accessories, we asked Tod Kurt to share some of his suggestions. Tod is the author of Hacking Roomba, co-founder of the Los Angeles hackerspace Crash Space, and creator of BlinkM, the Smart LED. He used to do web stuff and build Mars probe cameras.
Looking for a last minute stocking stuffer? The Supercap Racer, designed by George Albercook, is the latest addition to the Maker Shed’s popular Mintronics line of DIY kits. Simply solder the kit together, add 4 AAA batteries, and you’re ready to race!
