This story is so close to my heart that it’s taken me a month to figure out how to write about it. It’s the story of Major Alexis Casdagli, a British soldier in WWII who began cross stitching secret subversive messages while in a Nazi prisoner of war camp. It’s the story of his son, […]
I designed, pre-fabricated, hauled, and then re-assembled a treehouse I’ve dubbed “The Wolfe’s Den” (Wolfe being the last name of the woman I built it for), and luckily had Steven Sherrick of Modern Vintage Productions to help document the laborious process.
Amy from Mod Podge Rocks! created these cute ornament gift boxes out of a few recycled cake pop boxes from Starbucks. I wouldn’t mind a few treats in one of these, hint, hint…
To celebrate the release of our latest publication, the Make: Ultimate Kit Guide 2012 (and its companion website), we’re giving away at least one of the cool kits reviewed in the issue each day during the holiday season. Today’s giveaway is for an Arduino ADK Tinkerkit (a $359 value.)
Last weekend, I attended a live recording of astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s StarTalk Radio Show at the Bell House in Brooklyn, so I’m currently going a little bit fangirl about all things related to space and space history. If you too were the kind of kid who asked Santa for a telescope and books instead […]
Still need a last minute gift for a maker but don’t want to pay for next day or overnight shipping? Why not give them a .PDF of one of my favorite books, Making Things Talk, from the Maker Shed!
If you’re looking to wow your holiday guests with a dessert to end all desserts, check out this stunning candy cane trifle from Michele of The Scrap Shoppe blog. With layers of red velvet cake (with candy can Hershey’s kisses baked inside) and crushed candy canes, how can you go wrong?
