I’m helping to organize a local monthly DIY community meeting in Phoenix, AZ. We’re calling ourselves Phoenix DIY, and our first meeting will be Wednesday, October 17th, at 7pm at Coffee Plantation in downtown Tempe. We want to have workshops and share our projects, ideas, and skills. Please come share and shape this community! Applicable […]
CNET has a mention about our new book ‘Making Things Talk’ here. I just received my preview copy (the book is from us at MAKE) and if you’re interested in getting knee deep in hardcore micro-controller programming for cool/artsy projects this is for you! More: Programming microcontrollers used to require an expensive development environment costing […]
My favorite store in Los Angeles, ReForm School, has a beautifully redesigned new website–and this one offers online shopping! Now even those of you who don’t live a block away from the shop like yours truly can enjoy the amazing selection of eco-friendly and handmade products owners Billie and Tootie have put together. (If you […]
emperor_dane won our contest asking “What would you do with a used Boeing 747” — congrats (they won a Pocket Ref, not a plane – Maybe next time)… a used Boeing 747 could be turned into 2 huge solar-thermal collectors. The cylindrical shape of the passenger area would be perfect for 2 half-cylinder concentrators. these […]
There’s a new blog, SwapDex, that is an awesome index of swaps, so you don’t have to find them all on blog land. – Link. Chara Michele is having a Fall Swap over at her blog. Chara writes: You must include 3 items in your swap package and at least 1 item must be handmade […]
Lynsey at Swirlyarts created a Flickr group for crafters who make it into Etsy treasuries. Link.
The holidays are just around the corner and to get ready, Leahpeah is now accepting sign ups for the Christmas theme craft trade for Nov 7th. For more info, visit Leahpeah’s Trade a Craft site. Link.
