On my way to Maker Faire!
Can’t afford a plane ticket this year, so I’m having to leave way early. Gonna stop at a gas station every mile, along the way, and buy fresh C-cells. See ya in five days!
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The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Getting Ready for Maker Faire
Every year for the Maker Faire, I bring all my furniture to the San Mateo Fairgrounds to create a cozy living room atmosphere for the Craft Lounge. Moxie and I use my green velvet couch as a comfortable epicenter for the Needle Felting Playground. It becomes a sort of home base for all of our […]
“Armored Stealth” Robotagami model from Dustin Wallace
Dustin Wallace, whose bottle-opener ring for bartenders I blogged recently, has released the third figure in his series of fold-up water-jet-cut sci-fi “Robotagami” models. You can fold it yourself, or he’ll fold it for you. [Thanks, Dustin!]
Lego Technic bridge launcher
This neat model by Peer Kreuger wins points for its excellent gearboxes — for instance, the bridge has no servos on it, it extends and contracts via a servo on the vehicle itself. The Stilzkin EXT3 Bridge Launcher is used to deploy bridges to cross rivers, small chasms or similar obstructions. Placing the bridge takes […]
Guest author Crabfu reviews the RC4WD Bully rock crawler
MAKE pal I-Wei Huang, aka Crabfu, was a contributor to the current issue of MAKE, Volume 22. We picked his brain for my “Remote Control State of the Art” piece and he reviewed the amazing Killer Krawler, from RC4WD, for the “Toolbox” section. We asked him to toss some more cool R/C content our way […]
How-To: Sew Bunting Pillow Cover
Michelle from Cloud 9 Fabrics and Cicada Daydream shares how she made this cute bunting pillow cover with her new Beyond the Sea fabrics. It’s a fun way to incorporate bunting in to your decor, even if you can’t hang it up! Be sure to check out my profile on Michelle in our Crafters section […]
Illustrated Recipes
A couple weeks ago, I started drawing each meal I eat before I eat it. It’s really enjoyable to flip through the days, seeing what fueled me each day. I was telling my friend about this practice, and she asked if I had ever visited the site Recipe Look. I hadn’t … but I’m so […]