Shrink plastic is always fun, and it’s nice to see new ways to create quick projects with this craft supply that has been a favorite since we were kids. This sweet silhouette pendant project from Katherine of Making Chicken Salad over on papernstitch is a great example. The trick she uses for tracing the silhouette […]
Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood from CraftSanity shared some great ideas for turning household containers into craft organizers in a recent Take 5 segment for her local TV news. If you’re looking for a weekend organization project, look no further—I already had most of the supplies on hand, and I bet you will too!
We have the technology (to quote The Six Million Dollar Man), but commercial tools for exploring, assisting, and augmenting our bodies really can approach a price tag of $6 million. Medical and assistive tech manufacturers must pay not just for R&D, but for expensive clinical trials, regulatory compliance, and liability — and doesn’t help with low pricing that these devices are typically paid for through insurance, rather than purchased directly. But many gadgets that restore people’s abilities or enable new “superpowers” are surprisingly easy to make, and for tiny fractions of the costs of off-the-shelf equivalents. MAKE 29, the “DIY Superhuman” issue, explains how.
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Idlewife has a tutorial up on making wrapped feather gel pens. She just took the inside of a gel pen and attached it to a feather by wrapping in the same color thread. These would make cute party favors or desk decorations. Or a really wild (and useful) headdress, if you could figure out how […]
We have the technology (to quote The Six Million Dollar Man), but commercial tools for exploring, assisting, and augmenting our bodies really can approach a price tag of $6 million. Medical and assistive tech manufacturers must pay not just for R&D, but for expensive clinical trials, regulatory compliance, and liability — and doesn’t help with low pricing that these devices are typically paid for through insurance, rather than purchased directly. But many gadgets that restore people’s abilities or enable new “superpowers” are surprisingly easy to make, and for tiny fractions of the costs of off-the-shelf equivalents. MAKE 29, the “DIY Superhuman” issue, explains how.
Your house might be feeling a little drab now that all the holiday decor is down, or perhaps you just like the idea of decorating with a bit of math. Either way, this cool platonic solids garland from Mini-eco is a great weekend project. She’s provided templates for all the pieces and with just a […]
The U.S. Navy Research Lab’s Tempest Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) may not be the mother of all drones, but it is the mother of two drones, at least. A Hoisted up to 53,000 feet onto a high-flying trajectory via releasable balloon, the Tempest UAV “gives birth” in flight, launching a pair of mini “Cicada” drones.
