The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member sparktography has some nice shots of the MAKE draw bot! – “Taken at Seattle Mind Camp 3.0 – Seattle’s premiere un-conference featuring the best and brightest of technology all under the same roof for 24 hours learning from each other, and exploring our passions. Most shots taken with a Lensbaby […]
More cool things to do with vintage ties! Here Doc Pop has developed a way to make a hat out of a single vintage tie. Makes a perfect holiday gift.Link. Related: CRAFT 01: 70’s Tie-Upholstered Switch Plate – Link.
Ikea has some great prints so why not make yourself some clothes out of the normal wares such as curtains or pillowcases? From the Ikea Hacks site, here’s a skirt made by Alina from ikea curtain fabric. [ via ] Link. Also, crafter Melissa Fehr transformed an Ikea pillow case into a fashionably, stylish skirt. […]
Here’s a tutorial from Canadian Living on how to take your old sweaters and make some great looking tote bags. I love the added touch of the leather handles. Link. Related: MAKE Blog – Recycled Sweater Bags in 30 min. – Link.
I-Wei @ Crabfu SteamWorks is expanding steam power to more than just bots! Here’s a Jensen #5 electrically heated steam engine + Bandai Spacewarp game – Link. Related: Gakken Steam Engine car kit (video) – Link. Steam bicycles – Link. The Darby Steam-Digger – Link. Steam bicycles – Link. Building live steam locomotives in 1/8 […]
_tango! says, “I’ve been making some card holders from those free “paint chip” samples you get at home depot. A bunch of people asked me how to make it, and I finally made a quick photo DIY guide along with more images of the card holders. enjoy!“ Link.
The Rock paper scissor championships were this weekend, but there isn’t any word on who won… NPR has an interview with one of the pros competing to check out for now… – “Rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper and paper beats rock. But rock, paper, scissors is not just a children’s game. Jason Simmons, a […]
