As a family full of Lego fanatics, this lamp posted over on Recylart would fit right in to our home. We could even make a slightly different version for each room! There isn’t a how-to included, but it looks pretty simple. It looks like you could take a square Lego building mat and then build […]
The Brooklyn-based Bamboo Bike Studio (BBS), where DIY’ers make their own bike frame out of bamboo in a two-day workshop, is opening satellite studios and branching out into the assembly of steel frame bikes.
Click to add an event to the online calendar Email me if you have a call for vendors. Coming Up This Weekend: Maker Faire Detroit Dearborn, MI Jul. 30-31 Boston Handmade – 2011 Marketplace Somerville, MA Jul. 30 Wooly Fair VII: To the Moon! Providence, RI Jul. 30 Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Fine Craft Fair […]
LVL1 Hackerspace’s White Star Balloon team is going to be showing off the SpeedBall balloon system at MakerFaire Detroit, July 30 & 31 at The Henry Ford museum.
After spending summers in the sun and winters in the rain, outdoor furniture begins looking tired. Without stain or paint, the elements will eventually ruin the look and the wood itself will begin to rot. That is what Mother Nature had is store for my redwood deck chairs, but I saved them and posted instructions […]
By Katie Goodman I love sweet and sour chicken or shrimp. Here is a fun twist on the classic Chinese restaurant dish, this time cooked on the grill. If it’s too hot (or too cold) for grilling outside, you can use a grill pan on your stove or an electric grill, if you have one. […]
If you’re in Portland, OR for the O’Reilly Open Source Convention, come to the expo floor and check out the Maker Shed. We’ve got a whole bunch of stuff for sale here; Arduinos, Mintduinos, Mintronics Survival Packs, Netduinos, books, and more.
