The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Fabric designer, Heather Ross, will give a free talk on her design process this Friday evening at Portland’s Pacific Northwest College of Art. The talk is part of PNCA’s Summer of Making, which includes all kinds of workshops, classes and lectures around art, craft, design and digital media. Heather Ross Design Lecture Friday, July 23 […]
Tomorrow some MAKE friends will participate in a panel discussion called Open Retail at Eyebeam’s Summer School series in New York City. The event will also be live streamed, for all you out-of-towners. Moderated by Dustyn Roberts, Eyebeam Disscussants: Bre Pettis, MakerBot; Giana González, Hacking Couture; Becky Stern, CRAFT and MAKE Magazines, Sternlab Using Re:Group […]
I love this tutorial from Jessica Jones of How About Orange for making giftbags from newspapers. It’s a fun recycling project, and a unique gift wrap option.
Etsy seller SoleSensations makes this “Brisket Flip Flop,” made from foam, fabric, trim, and rhinestones. [via Geekologie]
Here’s a clever idea I’d love to see liberated from its high-design context by the maker community: Sports equipment with integral POV displays. These ping pong paddles by Troika are an interesting start, but there’s all kinds of other onomatopoetic possibilities, like, say, baseball bats or tennis rackets that leave a glowing WHACK! in the air when you hit the ball. Personally, I want a set of boxing gloves that provide Batman-style comic book POW! and BAM! captions when I punch things. [via adafruit]
I’ve tried bacon in chocolate and cupcakes but never in ice cream! How yummy does this look? Kathy at A Good Appetite stays cool on these hot summer days with this recipe for maple bacon ice cream.
Tricia of Oh So Crafty shares her tutorial for making this cute ruffled pillow from a man’s button-down shirt and a t-shirt. Excellent upcylcing!
