Perler Bead Pixel Coasters
I’m feeling pretty silly for just realizing how great Perler beads are for cross stitch-inspired crafts. Check out My Poppet for this fun how-to.
Month: May 2012
Gas Powered Mushroom
Getting the motorized mushroom ready for action!
DIY Geode Bottle Stoppers
Make your own geode bottle stoppers as Cupcakes and Cashmere did to bring the geological trend into your home decor. These would make great hostess gifts!
Station Manager Kits
Here are crates of gear ready to be picked up by Maker Faire station managers. Gareth and I are coveting the black toolboxes.
How-To: Triangle Patchwork
Brett Bara of Manhattan Craft Room has a new tutorial up on Design*Sponge showing how to create simple triangle patchwork that can be used in decor or quilting projects. This isn’t technically a quilting project, since it’s not actually quilted — just pieces of fabric sewn together into a patchwork. But you could quilt this […]
Hair Raising Experiments at Maker Education Day
ArcAttack! does some amazing experiments with kids at Maker Education Day today.
3D Printer Trading Cards (From the Future!): Fab@Home
There will be a lot of people showing off their 3D printers at the Bay Area Maker Faire this weekend, including Jeffrey Lipton representing Cornell’s venerable Fab@Home project. We previously posted about some of the food printing exploits of the Cornell Creative Machines Lab on the CRAFT blog last year. Food is just one application […]