How-To: Bold Flower Bouquets
Need a bit of flower inspiration for Easter flower deliveries?
Month: March 2013
Kid Makers Need Space
Makerspaces are becoming more and more popular. If you are not familiar, a makerspace or hackerspace is a place for people to gather and make stuff. Each is pretty much unique, but they all share a sense of community and a joy for making things and sharing knowledge. However, even if you are lucky enough to live close to one, it may not be particularly kid-friendly. So, where should you take your young makers when they want a place to turn their ideas into reality with their own hands?
That’s an excellent question. So I did some research and here are five great places you can go with you kids to make things.
RPi-Powered Dual Cat Feeder
Dave Bryan added a Raspberry Pi and a couple of continuous-rotation servos to a commercial cat feeder to make it dispense automatically: Back in February I started teaching my Raspberry Pi 101 class at The Hack Factory. After the first class I think I had Pi on the brain, I was scheduled for a quick […]
How-To: Crocheted Bike Seat Cover
Dress up your bike in colorful DIY finery with this crocheted bike seat cover pattern!
7 Reasons to Enter the Road to Maker Faire Challenge
Calling all Makers! Less than two weeks remain to enter the Road to Maker Faire Challenge, and win $2,500 to bring you and your project to Maker Faire Bay Area in May.
Cut-Out Sculptures From Found Paper Objects
Artist Mari Kamei creates fascinating sculptures from found paper objects by carefully cutting them to ribbons, but leaving the basic structure of the objects untouched.
Race Your Way to Maker Faire
Do you have a need for speed? At this year’s Maker Faire, there are two ways for you to test your vehicle building and racing chops. Both the Fun Bike Unicorn Club and the Power Racing Series challenge teams to build unique, DIY vehicles and bring them to Maker Faire for a series of friendly competitions.
