Lego Bookends Sport a Microscale Train
Deborah Higdon’s lovely microscale train bookends also include fake Lego books to help support real ones. [via the Brothers Brick]
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How-To: Cupcakewurst
Cupcakewurst is cupcake batter cooked in a sausage casing. Put it on a donut that looks like a bun and add some raspberry topping instead of ketchup and the illusion is complete. [via buzzfeed] More: How-To: Berry Lemonade Cupcakes @Craftzine.com blog Buffalo Wing Cupcakes @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Edible Gingerbread Cuckoo Clock With Internal Gears @Craftzine.com […]
How-To: Toast Art
Geekify your breakfast with this clever way of creating designs on toast from Brian on Kotaku. The technique for creating fun images on the toast is super simple, and delivers very cool results. [via Sprite Stitch] More: Painting on Toast @Craftzine.com blog Crochet Toast Purse Pattern @Craftzine.com blog
Youth Radio Scratches and Mixes Maker Faire
Our friends at Youth Radio sent us this fun video and sound piece they did. They walked around, sampling the sounds of the Faire, and then they laid down a scratch beat. It’s so cool to see people “processing” the Faire in so many unique and creative ways. Youth Radio writes: At a time of […]
Gyroscope Motorcycle You Can’t Knock Over
Here’s a potential game-changer: a two-wheeled, in-line motorcycle that won’t tip over, even if you try to knock it down. The team at Lit Motors envisions a world where nobody’s afraid to ride motorcycles because they’re as safe and intuitive as climbing into a car. At Maker Faire they’re showing off a prototype electric bike […]
Chris Anderson Packs the House!
DIY drones are the rage! Chris flew a quadcopter off the stage, and entertained droves of questions from how much weight the copters can carry, to FAA regulations, and announced that they would have a new ARM-based APM (Ardu Pilot Mega) by Maker Faire New York.
All Aboard 40-foot Steamship at Maker Faire
Romance, power, danger — what’s not to love about a 40-foot stern-wheel paddleboat driven by a boiler full of steam? Stoked by the gang at Kinetic Steam Works, the good ship Wilhelmina is great fun to watch, with its churning red paddles, locomotive linkages, and piercing steam whistles. In the past KSW has exhibited giant […]