The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Instructables user jholland made a how-to for this lovely tower of flower pots. It’s great for when you have limited square footage, and also has an interesting illusion of looking like the pots are balanced on each other.
So as not to use the dreaded “S” word two times in a day, we’ll call this by its alternate name: the Legway, a step-powered vehicle. It’s actually a variation of the Universe Cycle, with handlebars. I’d love to see a video to see how wonky it is to drive. The builder says it’s not […]
This is simultaneously ridiculous and very awesome. I like the stalagmite pile of pizza boxes on the table in the second image. The joys of making and the all-night work-a-thon. Steampunk Snowboard by Koda & Nino [via Steampunk Workshop]
Pocket_lucho builds some excellent pint-sized arcade cabinets using PSOne LCDs and controls from inexpensive all-in-one consoles. Beyond the electronics, the real star ingredients here are the wood panels, carefully crafted for that classic cabinet feel. More images available on the original forum post (translation). [via Hack a Day]
These jaw-dropping art pieces are the work of Lauren Levy, whose exhibit, “Beneath the Palm of my Hand” is opening tonight at the d berman gallery in Austin, Texas. The exhibit, Levy says, ” represents adaptation and change. The idea that change can occur slowly at first and then in an instant be different is […]
Coinciding with NYC’s Bent Festival Handmade Music initiates an especially hacked event tonight at 3rd Ward in Brooklyn. The free event features a pretty amazing lineup including – “modular synth meets circuit-bent Barbie dolls. noise, drone, dance party with Peter Edwards of Casper Electronics.” – A surprise mystery instrument(s) from Handmade Music superstar Ranjit Bhatnagar, […]
Seth Robinson writes: I enjoy throwing the ball for my Rat Terrier, Maple, every afternoon, but I injured my shoulder a while back and some days it can be of painful. Naturally, as a maker I wondered if there was a “better” way to throw a tennis ball. I’d seen similar projects before, notably the […]
