The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Matthias Wandel, whose Marble Adding Machine was featured in MAKE: Volume 20 and whose homemade bandsaw appeared on Make: Online last month, is up to his usual shenanigans with a modular marble run featuring an excellent marble pump. Interested in building your own? Wandel is selling the plans for fourteen bucks. [Thanks, Don!]
Katie of goodLife {eats} shows you how to make this delicious-looking lemon cloud tart with strawberry rhubarb compote.
Jan of Daisy Janie shares how to create a windsock-style lantern for your garden using fabric, and embroidery hoop and a few other basic supplies. I love how the soft glow of the light combined with the pattern of the fabric creates a beautiful garden accessory to enjoy on summer nights.
This book clock is a fun way to incorporate the bold graphics of a book cover with your decor. See how it’s done over at The Haystack Needle [via Re-Nest]
Evolutionary Art Competition @ GECCO 2010 – Scott Draves, Electric Sheep is one of the organizers and one of my favorite artists! This competition invites conference participants to demonstrate that genetic and evolutionarycomputation can be applied to create impressive and provocative works of art. The competitionwill identify the best work, be it an image, a […]
I made it home from the Maker Faire, but I’m still decompressing in a major way. Little thoughts are flickering through my mind, and I’m excited to start distilling them into blog posts. But, until then, check out these great industrial light fixtures. I had a great time with Zontee and Liz from Lion Brand […]
Logan Austeja Daniel, Martin Azevedo, and biochemist/jeweler/entrepreneur Raven Hanna of Made With Molecules are the brains behind this beautiful deck of Tarot cards with scientific themes. Suits were commissioned from five different artists: Janelle Schneider (Wands), Kristy Whitehouse (Pentacles), Shari Arai DeBoer (Swords), Tammy Stellanova (Cups), and Kris Johnson Michiels (Major Arcana). The deck’s gonna be available for sale soon, but the exact date is TBA. You can sign up to be notified by e-mail here.
