The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
The Yaris Works road show is happening across the country in 12 cities this month with lots of DIY events. Tonight in San Francisco is “DIY Artistic Accessories” where you’ll learn how to make custom etched glasses, cozies for iPods, cameras, sunglasses and phones. Phil and I will be there so come by after work […]
John made his own LEGO “Brick-o-lizer”, he writes – “When my oldest son was born in 2001 LEGO offered a cool online “Brick-o-lizer” that would take an uploaded photo and turn it into a five-tone grayscale grid of 1×1 bricks from which you could create a wall-hanging mosaic. LEGO would send you the exact right […]
Simple how-to with included pattern for making your own Tangram puzzle – Link. Related: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia — Tangram (“seven boards of cunning”) is a Chinese puzzle. A tangram consists of 7 pieces, called tans, which fit together to form a square. The objective is to form a specific shape with seven pieces. […]
Assembly 2006 (computer fest in Finland) posted their game entries to download and check out, my favorite is “TattooFrenzy” by Fingersoft – “Draw tattoos with your PocketPC touch screen. Customers enter your tattoo place and they each want a specific tattoo. You should draw it fast and accurately enough, or the customer will surely kick […]
Here’s are some build photos of MAKE Flickr photo pool member Mushmoth26’s Mini Galaga arcade – Link.
Steve sent in the “making of” for his video game that is controlled by how much you relax – “I somehow came up with this idea for creating a video game that would be controlled by the players relaxation. I loved the idea, but I had no idea how (or if) it was even possible. […]
Xddorox writes – “These are two homebuilt recumbent bikes that I built from old bicycles. The one with the red seat is mine and the other one is my son’s. Check out my photostream for close up detail shots of my son’s pocket rocket. “ – Link.
