On CRAFT, Brookelynn writes: “I know a little girl who has wanted to be a robot for as long as she can remember- a dancing robot, to be precise. The best thing about being a kid is letting your imagination run wild. The best thing about being a grown-up is being able to make a child’s dreams come to life. Introducing the BoogieBot 5000, the best robot Halloween costume ever.”
Continue ReadingKits are the gateway DIY project. Words can’t describe the pride a 9-year-old feels when he glues the final piece atop the enormous Apollo Saturn V moon rocket model he built with his dad (Thanks, Dad!) and takes it to show-and-tell at school. I made this! For many of us, a kit is the first […]
Continue ReadingLego builder Guy Himber needed to play the piano 2,000 times in GoW3 to earn an award. However, that didn’t sound like much fun so he created a Lego robot to do it for him. This hits the ‘X’ button at about 67 times per minute, though I think only about 1/2 of them actually […]
Continue ReadingThe Scientific Seamstress, AKA Carla, shows us how to make a large circular pattern with this tutorial and PDF. I’m definitely going to try this. As Carla states in her post, when she needed a circle for a project, she was often limited by the biggest circle pan she had in the kitchen – a […]
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I got back from Cairo last Friday. I’m still somewhat exhausted, but definitely glowing from the experience. The main purpose for this trip was to set up a three-day hackerspace at Maker Faire Africa, which was held in Cairo this year. As you can imagine, it was an exciting time to be in Egypt! Lots of high hopes in the wake of the “Freedom Revolution.” Plus, lots of attempts by a still-ruling-military to divide-and-rule.
Continue ReadingI was asked by Fox & Friends to come on their show and do a segment about last minute DIY Halloween costumes on Sunday. It was a CRAFT-centric day as our own Haley modeled a vintage stewardess/Pan Am costume, and our own Eggs and Bacon costume took center stage on Gracie and my friend Dejon. It was a really fun day! If you weren’t up at the crack-of-Dawn, here is a clip!
Continue ReadingLeaves and felt seem made for each other, and I know we’ve posted about felt leaf projects before (most recently this charming Fall Leaf Felt Garland), but I love the techniques used in this Felt Leaf Garland tutorial on Instructables. Using flour to outline the shapes and gently painting the edges for some fall color […]
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