The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Friend of Make: Jason Torchinsky hacked a vintage Oldsmobile seat control to work as an Atari joystick. He explains how to raid the junk yard and build your own using any of a variety of switches and buttons found in old cars. As Jason says: The idea came to me while adjusting the mirrors in […]
My mom loves to collect dessert stands, so I’m sending this project idea from Mamie Jane’s her way. A rustic, upcycled stand just in time for holiday parties. Via Melissa Mondragon
Breath new life into old vessels with a pretty DIY mirrored glass tutorial by 17 Apart.
Greg Friedland of San Francisco, CA, wrote in with his 32-square-foot LED matrix. The lights in the Aurora consist of a grid of 544 RGB LEDs capable of ~16 million colors attached to a 4′ by 8′ wood board. The LEDs are controlled by a microcontroller, which is in turn controlled by a program running […]
Nancy Dorsner of Dabbled consistently creates amazing geeky cakes for her kids’ birthdays, and this year was no exception. She’s been posting teaser pics of this fantastic Dalek cake she made for her son, and now she has a complete tutorial for creating your own. I love seeing what ordinary materials she transforms into the […]
Give your IKEA furniture an infusion of color and style with this custom IKEA furniture leg tutorial from Amélie at Morning by Foley! The tutorial is in French, but you can scroll down to the bottom for an English translation. [Via Decor Hacks] More: How-To: Faux Antique Card File Drawers @Craftzine.com blog DIY Craft Table […]
A big personal thanks to everyone who came out to the 2012 LVL1 Boneyard Hackathon. We had 9 teams consisting of 54 hackers compete for 24 hours straight, putting to the test their technical capabilities, endurance, and creativity. We had 9 great projects, and everyone had a lot of fun! Our youngest competitors were only […]
