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Bill Gurstelle is a Contributing Editor for MAKE magazine. His most recent book is entitled Absinthe & Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously. You can follow Bill on his danger-quest at twitter.com/wmgurst. He is a guest Make: Online author for the month of August. A flying car is, to many futurists […]
Instructables user Romado12187 writes: My TV was mounted onto the wall using a bulky bracket. From the left and right sides of the TV, the brackets would show. I covered them up by making two smaller sized boxes to fit and block the bracket area. I just recently remodeled my room, so I thought it […]
I don’t have any kids, but my niece and nephew better watch out for this upcoming Halloween, lest I make one of them a baby Link costume. Via Geekologie.
Last week I shared an Elder Scottish Rose cocktail that was sweet and feminine. It was very pretty, with torn rose petals and sugared grapes. This week, I’ve taken things in the opposite direction, with a Maker’s and Canton on the Rocks. As the name implies, its made with Maker’s Mark Bourbon and Domaine de Canton, a ginger liqueur from France. Imagine a bourbon and ginger ale, but more potent. Its adorned with a curled lemon rind, which I will also teach you how to make. Keeping the garnish simple creates a classic look that’s modern at the same time.
Jesse Dill writes about the Garbasail kite on Build/Make/Craft/Bake: I first found out about Garbasails when they were featured as Urban Dictionary’s word of the day. A few curious clicks later, I was completely hooked on the idea. It’s a simple formula: trash bags + duct tape + a lot of rope = one very […]
Jessica Jones of How About Orange doesn’t hide her love of the color orange which inspires many of the posts on her blog. Whether she’s designing her own fabric or writing up her crafty DIY tutorials, Jessica always has the eye for finding colorful pieces with bold designs. 1. Reboot and Escape Coasters for computer […]
I’m currently in the process of sprucing up my apartment with artwork and knick-nacks now that we finally got most of the large furniture pieces in our place together after almost 3 years in our pad. For constant inspiration, I look to Victoria’s blog sfgirbythebay and I adore her recent post on retro fabulous. This […]
