We may be out of triple digit temperatures here in Texas, but we’re still not anywhere near cold, bundle-yourself-up weather. Until then, I’ll just drool over this pattern for a cool knit cowl from Lee Meredith and dream of winter weather. It can be twisted, flipped and folded in many different ways, making it cute […]
Hobbyist electronics projects need robust, reliable power supplies for prototyping and testing. I learned how to build this circuit from the Basic Analog Circuits class at ITP taught by Eric Rosenthal, but took it several steps further in building a solid enclosure and integrating a voltage meter. Now it lives on my desk, ready to power most small projects I’m working on, ranging from 0 – 24 volts and up to two amps. You can learn all about how to make one yourself using this Make: Projects tutorial.
Haley Who, as liaison for the Seabat family, guides the Mechanical Swam Kirin around Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. According to Haley’s story, Evrin Seabat spotted a Swamp Kirin in Japan and brought back documentation of it. His son Seth wanted one for himself, but since it would be impossible to have one of his own, his older sister Halo created a mechanical version for him.
If you’re a paper crafter, then you know how frustrating it is when you’re almost done with a project, but you just can’t find the right decorative button to pull everything together. But, with this paper button tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers, you can make your own incredibly realistic-looking buttons using a clear-drying glaze and paper […]
I was delighted to see the positive reaction to my latest video, Shrinkify Your Arduino Projects, which is based on a tutorial by MIT Media Lab’s High-Low Tech Group. Their tutorial walks you through the process of not only using the Arduino as a programmer for 8-pin ATtiny chips, but also how to use Arduino code and the Arduino IDE to program them. In order to make this process easier, Randy Sarafan created an Arduino shield for programming these diminutive chips. Head over to his Instructable to get the board and learn to build your own!
We’re so tickled to see Maker Faires springing up all over the place. This weekend, there are two: Phoenix Maker Faire tomorrow and East Bay Mini Maker Faire on Sunday. Check out some of what Phoenix has in store.
Looking to add some hidden romance (or maybe even a little mischief) to your embroidery projects? Devon from Miss Make guest posted on Whip Up today, sharing a fun way to add secret messages to projects using glow in the dark embroidery floss. Want to make sure that your special someone gets the message? You […]
