Fabric Covered Inspiration Board
How do you plan your craft projects? Do you pin your ideas to Pinterest or pin them to a bulletin board at home?
Month: February 2013
Ice Tube Clock Kit – Surplus Soviet Goodness
In Soviet Russia you don’t tell time. Time is told to you with a vacuum tube! Relive the Cold War (at least the neat tech part of it) with Adafuit’s Ice Tube Clock Kit. It’s this week’s Deal of the Week in the Maker Shed so don’t miss out!
DIY Tumbling Block Art
The Glamourai is all about high-end beauty, and that lush look is present in her innovative project DIY Tumbling Block wall art.
String Light Covers Made From Scrap Fabric
Sticking with my Swedish theme from yesterday, check out these warm and inviting string light covers, made out of clear plastic cups and scraps of pretty fabric, from Swedish crafter Rebecca. These would make lovely decoration and set a nice mood for an evening party or wedding.
Creating Impressive 3D Effects with the Lynx A
What happens when a few of the engineers at Lynx Laboratories decide to enter a statewide hackathan and make a real-time, interactive music visualizer with our device? Well, we pumped up the Daft Punk, invited some friends over, and ended up with a pretty trippy video.
How-To: Easy Letter Embroidery
Create your own quick, simple letter embroidery templates using Microsoft Word with this easy letter embroidery tutorial!
Join us for an Editors’ Hangout on Air
It’s still only February, but here at MAKE HQ if feels like spring has sprung. The days are warmer, flowers are blooming, and everything feels new again. Inside the office, there’s a feeling of newness, too. We’re launching a resign of our website. We’ve debuted several new web features. We’re about to send off our newest issue of the magazine to the printer. The lab is building new projects. Maker Faire Bay Area is but a few months away. With that in mind, a gaggle of MAKE editors and engineers will gather today for our monthly editors’ hangout to talk about some of these new initiatives. Join us.