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Make: DC meeting tomorrow night

Make: DC meeting tomorrow night

The next gathering of Make: DC is tomorrow night (Sept 16). We’ll be meeting at Greater Goods again (at 8pm) and we’ll be working on our Make: DC robot project. Our goal is to create the cheapest fully-programmable, Arduino-based robot development platform possible. You can see our progress so far, the six-dollar motor driver board, […]

Heavy Duty Porch Swing

Instructables user dragonvpm writes: When I first saw my house, I fell in love with the front porch that runs along the entire front side. It’s huge (about 8′ x 35′) and the perfect spot for a porch swing. However, I’m a hair under 6’2 and I used to play rugby so I am most […]

HOW TO – Day of the Dead Masks

Kathy Cano-Murillo, aka The Crafty Chica, shares a how-to video teaching how to make these fun Day of the Dead masks using Rigid Wrap plaster gauze and craft paints. (If you can’t see the video above, check it out on Lifetime TV’s website here.) Related: • Fabric Sugar Skulls • White Chocolate Sugar Skulls • […]