Growing up, it was always a special treat to use the special set of birthday cake candle holders from my mom’s childhood. They were wee plastic animals that held the candles perfectly, but they were also very fragile. Through the years, several broke and now I’m not even sure where the rest are. I love […]
Over the next month (and beyond) I plan to chronicle my journey of going from Zero to Maker in this column here on MAKE. By rolling up my sleeves and getting my hands dirty, talking with other makers about how they got started, and my willingness to ask “stupid” questions, I hope to learn enough to be dangerous, to take an idea from inception to reality.
Looking for a project to use up that pack of crayons that melted in the car last weekend? Why not make a molded crayon bracelet? This project from Come Together Kids is the perfect way to make something special out of all of the broken, melted, or otherwise unusable crayons that you’ve collected over the […]
I think it was in one of the WWI-era “Boy Mechanic” books that I found a DIY project opening with the direction to “pick up a few sticks of dynamite at the hardware store.” I can think of a lot of projects I would like to undertake – and many more than I would like to write – that would start out in the same way, today.
It’s metal month on MAKE, which doesn’t mean a Slayer-overload, it means it’s time to put on your Flashdance leotard and start welding. I’ve had this vintage typecase for months and I’ve been wanting to make it into a sweet new coffee table. Metalworking month is the perfect time to learn how to weld to […]
If you haven’t yet signed up for our Weekend Projects Newsletter, then you’re missing out on some seriously fun, beginner-friendly electronics projects. We’ve already built a Floating Glow Display, and hacked together a USB Webcam Microscope – both in just a few hours over a weekend.
I received this embroidered Trader Joe’s tea box a few weeks back from Michelle Stiennon. Michelle has started embroidering items that don’t always get the needlework treatment, like this box. She used the box as a gift box for some cookies she made with the tea itself – a great surprise gift. I love that […]
