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Need some last-minute DIY inspiration? Our own Meg Allan Cole packs 33 holiday-related DIY projects into two short minutes in her Best of DIY Holiday Gifts & Decor video over at ThreadBanger!
Continuing our “what happens when you drop stuff into stuff?” series is this short video segment from the BBC. As with dropping a magnet through a copper pipe, many of you probably know what to expect, here. But it’s nonetheless cool to see. Mercury is so beautiful; such a shame it’s also so toxic.
You may think you’ve run out of time to create some holiday decor for this season, but this quickie project from the Crochet Dude, Drew Emborsky, will prove you wrong. He shares how he put together a cheery ornament wreath in just 15 minutes from start to finish. See how over on his blog.
I’m really digging this handmade embossed iPad 2 smart cover from maker Jim Thorpe. What caught my eye was his faithful recreation of the venerable Audel’s New Electric Library cover painstakingly embossed in leather and hand assembled into a working smart cover using surplus parts liberated from cheap knockoffs. It may not do the fancy folding stand trick, but since it doesn’t have the same fold lines as the original, it won’t leave unsightly linear smudges on the screen, either.
Ben Light shows how to make paper star lanterns to add to your Christmas lights. This is an archived clip from Make: Live. To see more and find out about upcoming shows, visit https://makezine.com/live
Michael Colombo demonstrates his Magnetotron, a musical instrument made from hacked cassette tape players. This is an archived clip from Make: Live. To see more and find out about upcoming shows, visit https://makezine.com/live
