The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Twin Cities DIY group, Studio Bricolage, made a Paint Pendulum for Make: Day. The paint pendulum is a three story-long cable weighted by a 10-pound bowling ball at the end. The bowling ball has 4 remote controlled paint nozzles mounted to it which allows the crowd to control the paint being flung onto a huge […]
I don’t know what the weather’s like where you are, but it’s been pretty gray and gloomy around San Francisco for the past few days, so this fabulous rainbow cake recipe is cheering me up! (Yes, I am obsessed with cake right now.) Be sure to check out the how-to; there are some great step-by-step […]
Break out the 3D glasses, it’s a few pics from this weekend’s UK Maker Faire in Newcastle. Maker Fair2 in 3D
Since I will be in Boston/Cambridge for meetings this week, I’ve organized a Maker meetup for Wednesday night, starting at 6:30pm at the Publick House in Brookline. This is a completely informal drop-in and chat event, made all the easier by some hand-crafted Belgian-style beers. Jake Von Slatt, who is on the cover of the […]
At Make: Day on Saturday, we had the pleasure of being stationed right across the hall from Savage Aural Hoted. So as I talked to people throughout the day at the Make: television table, every once in a while I’d be interrupted by loud belches, blasts, and other crazy weird sounds coming from some guys […]
Check out Etsy’s new video series There’s No Place Like Here, where creative types show off their unique spaces — infused with their aesthetic and filled with the treasures they collect. This video features a tour of design duo Something’s Hiding In Here. You’ll get to visit their Philadelphia loft, full of woodland goodies, refinished […]
Monica at Craftynest shares how she spruced up some plain IKEA Lack side tables with bamboo veneer flowers. I love the way the tables look great together or separated.
