With the Solar TV Remote project from MAKE Volume 25, you’ll never have to replace your remote control’s batteries again. Instead, just leave it in the sun to charge up! This project is fairly easy and you may already have most of the tools and supplies you’ll need. It might also make you feel slightly […]
My mom got her ears pierced recently, and a friend gave her some incredible earrings from Mani Designs. Each piece is unique: The seedpods, flowers, buds and twigs in my botanical series are collected from my walks in the woods near my home. They are lost wax cast silver and gold originals of the actual […]
Temporary Restraining Order Issued in Sony vs. Geohot via Engadget. This means three things 1) The GetHot team cannot link to, distribute or really do anything with the jailbreak code while the case continues. And 2) Sony wants all the computers and tools used to hack the PS3. And 3) All this is really going […]
Hopefully everyone was able to catch our own Becky Stern on the very first episode of Make: Live last night! A gang of us here in the Mitten gathered ’round the laptop to watch the show. What goes best with Internet TV? Homemade, deep-fried Oreos and mini Twinkies topped with Make-themed food picks. Courtesy of […]
Welcome to the third installment of the Make It Last Build Series and contest, sponsored by Microchip and Energizer. Over the next five weeks, we’re going to be working on the third project, a cool mural drawing machine called the Drawbot. With two stepper motors, some monofilament line, a binder clip, a Sharpie and a […]
Ponchos are making a huge comeback on the runways right now. Luckily, it’s beyond easy to stitch up one of these trendy wintertime accessories. You can simply cut a neckline into any large square of fabric, but for something more interesting, try piecing together contrasting patchwork pieces. I paired an old moth-eaten wool felt blanket […]
Neat video of California College for the Arts New Materials Resource Center! [via Core77]
