The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
At almost $15 US apiece, plus shipping from the UK, you won’t catch me smashing too many of these seed-laden ceramic pineapples in the near future. Give me a half-dozen at that price, packed in hay inside a roughly-stenciled wooden crate (“HAND GRENADE, FLOWER SEED, 6CT, NOT FOR EXPORT”), and we’ll talk. Still, pretty appealing concept–you got the flower power, the military cool factor, and the visceral appeal of smashing a ceramic pot all rolled into one.
Ashley Ann was inspired by the wire lights at Anthropologie and re-created the look with her wire basket pendant light tutorial.
We’ve covered Abraham Neddermann recently, this guy is obsessed with gaming dice. That’s a plus in my book, and the fact that he’s a true maker as well can only add points. He runs a store on Ebay selling his creations, and my favorite are his handmade electronic symbol dice inlaid in brass. In case […]
Our Save My Oceans Upcycle contest is winding down this week, and if you still want a chance to win an iPad, it’s time to submit your entries. Read all about the contest and join the contest Flickr group over on the main contest page. Our last little bit of upcycled plastic inspiration comes from […]
Andrew Lewis is a man of many talents. He’s written several projects for MAKE including a DIY 3D Scanner and several spy gadgets. Now he shares his culinary side with this Rice Krispies burger recipe over on CRAFT. It’s full of herbs and spices, perfect for a flavorful meal from the grill this summer. I […]
UK design collective UnitedVisualArtists created this careful arrangement of lasers, mirrors, beam splitters, and other optical elements to produce a Tron-y room full of intangible furniture as part of an exhibit called Speed of Light. I hope they set up their next display in a church so I can blog it under the headline “Pew-pew-pews.” [via Geekologie]
Thingiverse user tshannon was inspired by the cover of Douglas Hofstadter’s famous book Gödel, Escher, Bach (Wikipedia) to create this one-piece letter-block that casts the shadows in the shape of the letters M, I, and T when illuminated along all three perpendicular axes.
