Last week, I posted about the adorable penguins in New Zealand who were in need of knitted sweaters after a recent oil spill left their feathers coated and damaged. The response was swift and grand, so much so that the gone-viral-sweater-campaign quickly hit its goal … and then some. It was great to see everyone […]
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Alex Dumas of Sci-High Models took Editor’s Choice in Starship Modeler’s 2010 Just Glue It contest with this 1/87 scale replica of the Swift, a spacecraft from the late-70s British TV series Space: 1999. Do not miss his wonderful work-in-progress shots, one of which I’ve included, below, to show off the remarkable patience and skill […]
Continue ReadingIt seems like it’s always so easy to find inexpensive sweatshirts in larger sizes, especially in thrift shops and discount clothing stores, but it’s next to impossible to find a cute fitted hoodie for me. In her sweatshirt re-sizing tutorial, Kate from See Kate Sew shows you how to turn an ill-fitting sweatshirt into a […]
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Today we’re diving deep for an easy build you can do in an afternoon: your very own cardboard periscope. Let’s go!
Continue ReadingJoin us Wednesday evening for the next episode of Make: Live, our streaming show and tell! We’re having a Halloween party at MakerBot and we’ll share the best DIY Halloween projects with you live from the festivities.
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Tony Buser’s F-Bomb packs soil and flower seeds into a bomb-shaped and biodegradable PLA shell. Sure, there are cheaper and more efficient ways to do this… but… pfft… The idea is to stuff it with some compost and seeds and then throw it somewhere that you think could use some color, but you either can’t […]
Continue ReadingJessica from How About Orange came up with a brilliant and inexpensive way to create some bold Halloween decor. In a burst of festivity, I decided we should have some Halloween decorations in the house. Something 1) dramatic, 2) super cheap, and 3) didn’t require me to go to the store. Behold: trash bag spiderwebs. […]
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