Make: Live brewing friends Douglas Amport and John LaPolla have finally opened their brew supply and brew-on-premisis shop in New York City, called Bitter and Esters (formerly City Brewshop). They’re still installing equipment but are open weekends from noon-7pm and are holding brewing classes starting July 10. John and Douglas helped me pick out ingredients […]
This patchwork puzzle ball from Thimble would be a great way to use up scraps of fabric and would make a sweet gift for a baby, or as Laura mentions, is just a fun object to have on the shelf.
This is reportedly a very rare, limited-edition Lego set produced this year as a souvenir for some kind of exclusive Lego factory tour. Flickr user Si-MOCs would appear to be the proud owner of set 8 out of 68, and has carefully recorded the unboxing and construction for…
Flickr is a deceptively simple tool for sharing images of your crafts and connecting with other crafters. If you need some help using it more effectively, Lindsay at Craft Buds has a very thorough primer. She covers ways to reach out to people, getting organized and several interesting tools you can use to add special […]
With the Minty Boost USB Charger from the Maker Shed, you don’t have to worry about dead batteries in your gadget. Just build the kit, put it in a tin, add two AA batteries and your USB powered gadget will be back in action in no time.
This “golden egg” is new to me, but looks very cool. Instructables user, ATTILAtheHUNgry, shows how to use a simple length of tights or nylons to scramble an egg while it’s still inside its shell and then hard boil it. The result is a surprising and fun snack!
Phil Levchenko, who shared his DIY power supply a couple weeks ago, has a new project: I’ve got a new tool on my workbench – portable fume extractor. It’s 92mm fan that works from 4 AA batteries and has a variable speed. Mobility is a really good thing, especially when you’ve got a tons of […]
