When I selected Collin Cunningham as my Secret Santa recipient, I thought, “Oh, this will be a challenge!” What do you get someone who already has it all? Good looks (especially with that magnifying visor on), cutting-edge video editing equipment, and a sweet range of electronic tools for his lab. Then it dawned on me that while he always looks stylish in his Collin’s Lab videos, I never get a good look at his footwear.
If you’re interested in learning more about being a creative entrepreneur, check out tonight’s first #DIY Chat, brought to you by the DIY Business Association, from 7-8 p.m. EST. Tonight’s event marks the first in an ongoing series on the first Thursday of every month. Members of the DIYTogether Incubator Group will be on hand […]
Early on a recent Friday morning, a crane hoisted an old Airstream trailer onto the second floor of a building under construction in the Alphabet City section of Manhattan. The shiny aluminum trailer (circa 1958) is destined to become a recording studio inside of the Lower East Side Girls Club, currently just a concrete shell on Avenue D between 7th and 8th Streets. There was not much clearance to slip the 23-foot long trailer onto the second floor –only 20 inches– so the chilly autumn air was fraught with anxiety as the 2,000 lb. trailer rose off a flatbed truck.
We’ve covered a couple of clever len-cap-retaining tricks before. My favorite is probably the “lens cap buckle” strap attachment Adam covered back in June, which I like because it requires no modification of the lens cap itself. But this recently crowd-funded stick-on Nice Clip product has a lot going for it, too: It’s cheaper, for one, and…
The New Arduino UNO Revision 3 has arrived in the Maker Shed! This is a refresh of the wildly popular Arduino UNO that has been updated to allow for for additional functionality and future shields.
By Haley Pierson Cox My steel crochet hooks belonged to my grandmother. They’re nothing fancy – some are a little bit bent, and all of them are scratched up from years of use – but every time I use them I feel deeply connected to a long and loving history of strong women creating beautiful […]
It’s only December 1, so if you plan now, you still have plenty of time to give handmade gifts, which are always special and meaningful to the person who receives them. The following crafted items should take between 4 hours to 2 days to make. Arctic Scarf Choose your own 7 colors to crochet this […]
