Holidays and crafting go hand-in-hand, and Martha Stewart’s Handmade Holiday Crafts is chock full of holiday how-tos (225 projects to be exact!). She starts the book off with New Years (ie. party hats, streamers, and glittered stirrers), then moves on in calendar order to Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day (love the sea glass jewelry!), Father’s […]
This month’s Latest in Arduino episode is out. This episode features the Arduino ethernet, I solder up the mini fume extractor, and we discuss a new book about Arduino robots.
Bronx schoolgirls demonstrate their solutions for vertical hydroponic gardens in NYC apartment buildings to the crowd at World Maker Faire NY 2011.
Wow! Matthew Varas made a pulley-activated chomping Pacman costume, and detailed the build on Make: Projects. It’s exciting to see entries coming in to our Halloween Contest 2011!
I couldn’t be more excited right now! Tomorrow is the first day of the Summit of Awesome, brought to you by the fine folks from Hello Craft, in Baltimore. Craft is happy to be a sponsor this year. There are some great sessions and fantastic speakers lined up and ready to go. I’ll be speaking […]
Scott Lowther’s models aren’t (generally) painted, because Scott Lowther’s models aren’t (generally) for display—they’re for casting molds to make kit-parts from. If you’ve ever been curious about this process, Scott’s site has a great selection of finished, in-process, and still-to-come master models he’s working—on contract or on “spec”—to turn into kits.
Why press beautiful fall leaves in books when you can display them for all to see? Kate Hurst shared her Autumn Leave Bouquet tutorial on Design Sponge, and it’s got me thinking about warm apple cider, pumpkin picking, collecting pretty leaves at my grandma’s farm, and all things wonderfully fall! Now, can someone in NYC […]
