The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
I will helping out Ladyada with her weekly “Ask an Engineer” show again, tonight is a special treat – special guest Amanda “w0z†Wozniak – she designed the ICE TUBE clock enclosure that’s in the Maker Shed. W0z is a staff Electrical Engineer at Wyss Institute and formerly an applications Engineer at Analog Devices. This […]
While the renders look a little dated, it’s hard not to appreciate the passion put into this recreation of Jules Verne’s iconic submarine. Even the boring rooms are mapped out and recreated in 3D! I began the effort to develop a complete set of detailed source files for the Nautilus in 2001, when I acquired […]
For her son Logan’s 5th birthday party, Katie Goodman whips up some solar system chocolate cupcakes and shares her recipe. Katie writes: Logan always likes to ask people what their favorite planet is. Most have never thought about it before and have to think for a bit before answering. I always tell him Earth is […]
Attention NYC noise-lovers – Handmade Music Brooklyn returns at our new venue, Galapagos Art Space! Science fair, party, variety show – Handmade Music celebrates unusual DIY creations in music, with people who make their own tools to make their own music. This month, Galapagos Art Space means a stage, a bar, and a huge lineup […]
Yup. There it is. That stack of old magazines you’ve been saving to … hmmm, what was the plan again? Coffee table? Collage? DIY dollhouse? Cut and paste cookbook? Well, there’s really no shortage of what to do with printed paper goods, and Maria of PaperBling reminds us that upcycling paper is fun. All her […]
Polish Lego builder Paul “Sarial” Kmiec built this fantastic robotic arm using Technic Power Functions elements combined with an external pneumatic compressor! Just another weekend build – this is basically a late realization of an idea I had back when I was a kid. The goal was to build a model of an entire human […]
Upcycled accessories are fun and easy to make. Watch and learn how to make your own chain-link headband from a busted bicycle inner tube in this week’s CRAFT Video! I got this project idea from Britt McMaster, who showed us how to make a chain-link necklace from white leather over on her blog, cucumbersome.com. You […]
