This brownie recipe from Bridget of Bake at 350 is presented as a “dude’s” dessert, but I’d be all over them. Nutter Butter cookies baked inside brownies, and covered with ganache? Yes, please.
MAKE blog regular Guy Himber built this orrery for an online Lego competition… so sweet. I always wanted to build something like this ever since I saw a giant fantasy orrery in the movie Dark Crystal. As it has been on my builder’s ‘wish list’ for a while I figured the Iron Builder Competition was […]
Dennis and Danielle McClung bought a foreclosed home in Mesa, Ariz. Rather than filling the empty pool in the backyard with water or concrete, they turned it into a greenhouse which they call Garden Pool. Read all about this and many other inspiring human creations in the handsome and highly collectible MAKE magazine! This particular […]
If you’ve never been to Maker Faire, then you can at least get a taste of some of what goes on there at FORA.tv’s Maker Faire channel. Videos of the Center Stage presentations from the 2011 Bay Area event are now available there. Here are some of my favorites: Adam Savage (above, of Mythbusters fame) […]
Of interest to desktop industrialists and infographics connoisseurs alike, this visual history of RepRap forks from Thingiverse user watsdesign. More details are available on the RepRap wiki, and, naturally, a poster is for sale.
I’m loving the series of mini quilts that the folks over at The Purl Bee have been sharing each month this year. The latest is especially cheerful and fun! This month’s offering, the Rainbow Quilt, is more about celebrating and exploring color rather than learning a new technique. It’s very simple to put together and […]
In April, I visited the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and met with Executive Director Jane Werner and her staff. They were excited to show me their MakeShop, a place inside the museum where anyone can make something. Jane told me that the museum serves families and we talked about how it was important to connect not just with kids but also their parents and grandparents. This is how we get making re-introduced into the home.
