From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.
In the 50’s and 60’s John T. Frye, W9EGV / Popular Electronics published a series of fiction stories called “The Carl and Jerry stories” – In each story the pair acquired new skills, got their ham radio licenses and used their knowledge of electronics to get out of a jam or solve a mystery – […]
Here’s a neat way to levitate a screw with stuff you likely have around the house (besides the magnets) – I’m a little unsure about this one, but will look in to it— “The Levitating Screw is a great trick to do at parties. All you need are two (fairly strong) magnets, a screw, a […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Nicrosin writes – “Quick and dirty desktop microphone stand from a metal clothes hanger. Just take a metal hanger, bend it in half a little, then bend the hook down and adjust as necessary. It’s pretty stable, being what it is.” – Link.
Notwen has a ton of really interesting Maker-made Apple Newton accessories – serial, lights, audio, iPod connecting, keyboards and some experimental ideas too… thanks L.W.! – Link.
Rob writes – “I made an elwire angler fish for my sister for her birthday. Some inspirations were the big neon angler fish sign in Akihabara, an episode of Strongbad emails, and another elwire angler fish on the Cool Neon site.” – Link. Related: Make a Glowing, Wearable, EL-Wire, Blinky Light – Link. EL wire […]
The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra is a nine piece orchestra with instruments made from vegetables – like saxophones made from a cucumber and a double bass made from a pumpkin – [via] – Link. More: Vienna Vegetable Orchestra – Link.
Add this to the increasing number of things that should and should not be made from LEGO, a LEGO guitar – Link. More: Our LEGO archives – Link.
