The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Attention makers in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, New Hamburg, Baden, Elmira, Ayr and anywhere in between: MAKE twitter follower Michael wants to know if you’re in the area an interested in starting up a hacker space: I’m not only envisioning a shared space where geeks and artists alike would be able to work on their […]
Purl Bee has a lovely crocheted yarmulke pattern for you — much nicer than a store-bought one, and surely something to treasure for years, if not generations. If you’re having a (small) Jewish wedding, this would also be an amazing favor for guests rather than those personalized ones that no one ever wears again! From […]
The fine folks over at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories are really good at making math yummy. Cupcakes are all the rage these days, and I just love snowflakes, no matter what the season. EMS Labs shows us how to bring the Koch snowflake into the kitchen. Now that’s a tasty equation! (Thanks, Brookelynn!)
A company called Teddylux turns old cashmere (moth holes, etc) into luscious stuffed animals. If I owned any cashmere, I’d certainly be inclined to make a cuddly bear out of it before throwing it away. Via Cool Hunting.
These brightly colored jelly bean bags from the purl bee just beg to be tossed about and played with. I love the story behind their inspiration: All of the women in my family are crazy about jelly beans. In fact, our husbands have been known to say “step away from the jelly beans, honey” on […]
Larry Pesce wrote in to let us know that he’s posted his build notes for this year’s Shmooball Cannon: Shmoocon (hosted by the fine folks at the Shmoo group, an independent security “think tank”) is a small hacker/security conference in Washington, DC, typically some time during the month of February. … They provide a foam […]
This workshop looks like it will be a really interesting combination of electronics and activism, soldering and information privacy. Build your own rfid sniffer from Marc Boon’s kit. If you’re in or around Amsterdam, I hope you can attend one of the two additional workshops they’ve scheduled since the first one has filled up, April […]
