As we join fair John and Erin for leg 2 of their exciting journey, you will recall that they are in search of an online retailer to sell their delightful and most-puzzling Mystery Boxes. — Gareth Magnolia Atomworks, part 2: Kit design and production By John Edgar Park and Erin Kelly-Park While I was busy […]
In response to my “Lost Knowledge” column on sign painting (aka signwriting), one of our readers, peterman921, himself a signwriter from Southern, Oregon, sent us links to some YouTube videos of the craft. The one above is by Alicia Jennings, aka monkeysign123 on YouTube, a big rig ‘striper and signwriter from the Great Northwest. This […]
This really belongs on CRAFT, in fact, in was on CRAFT, posted by the inimitable Brookelynn Morris, but also being addicted to this stuff (and knowing many geeks who also have the habit), I couldn’t resist posting it here. A friend of mine, a real ethnic food connoisseur, turned me on to Sriracha hot sauce […]
Sean Ragan @ Make: Online points us to the work of Baptiste Debombourg, who made this portrait from nothing but staples and patience.
By Kris Magri, engineering intern Thanks again to everyone who entered the Alex Rider Dream Gadget Contest! As promised, our team at Make: Labs has built the winning gadget: the super-stealth Listening Cup designed by Grand Prize winner Nic. Check it out! Amid a raft of great entries that were extremely creative, the Listening Cup […]
Built By Wendy Dresses by Wendy Mullin with Eviana Hartman Nothing says spring or summer more than dresses and this season you’ll be ready to make your own with Wendy Mullin’s new book, Built By Wendy Dresses: The Sew U Guide to Making a Girl’s Best Frock. This book is your 101 guide to making […]
I’ve been thinking about making a skull out of barbies after this famous image of Salvador Dali for a while now. I finally decided that the easiest thing to do would be to stitch the barbies onto a ski mask and wear it as a Halloween costume. But after seeing the final result, it seems like there may never be an appropriate time to wear this.
