Selvedge Upholstered Chair
Holy Moly! Check out the photos for this selvedge upholstered chair by Jodie at Ric-Rac, who also made that fabulous selvedge dress. Thanks Lissa!
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Google SketchUp bridge modeling competition
If you remember the Google SketchUp Gingerbread House Competition, you may be interested in the new Student Bridge Modeling Competition: Are you in awe of the engineering that goes into designing a bridge? Do you have a favorite local, famous, or historical bridge you’d like to see in Google Earth? Now you have a chance […]
How-To: Tom Ka Gai Soup
This Thai coconut soup is one of my absolute favorites, and here instructables user zedomax teaches us how, and writes: Here’s how to make some authentic Thai coconut chicken soup, Tom Ka Gai. You can trust me on this as my girlfriend is Thai and she’s taught me how to make it about a year […]
Make: Day recap – interactive animatronic sculptures
Asia Ward is a talented Maker who also works at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She makes interactive sculptures that jiggle, shuffle, squeak, and recoil using electronic toys, household gadgets, worn out cloth, leather, glass, plastic and rubber. In the past, she’s mounted a show called “The Re-Fleshing of Childhood,” which featured her toy-like figures […]
How-To: Make a Shamrock Brooch
If you’re looking for a last-minute accessory to whip up for St. Patrick’s Day, check out Stitcher Scribbler’s tutorial for making these cute felt shamrock brooches.
Soda Bottle Coin Purse
Sew a zipper into the space between the bottoms of two soda bottles and voila! A coin purse! I’m also thinking it would make a great electronics caddy, preventing the wiry bits from getting smushed. Via EMSL.
Make: Day recap – kids stuff
Make: Day was held at the Science Museum of Minnesota, a place which prides itself in allowing kids to be able to touch and interact with pretty much anything in the building. Of course, when it comes to kids and hands-on learning, MAKE Magazine and Make: television feel exactly the same way, so we think […]