I built an elevated platform so I could try working at a standing desk. It’s 11.5 inches high, and I built it from .75″ x .75″ sticks and .5″ plywood. I added lots of triangular bracing and then sat on it to make sure it could hold my 27″ iMac without collapsing. I just started […]
Living with most of my belongings in boxes and on a super tight ( aka zero dollar) budget I have found that creativity is a must for adding some fling to my spring wardrobe.
By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics Tim Chartier at Davidson College has discovered that if you make things out of candy there’s no lack of volunteers to help you clean up. He takes images and transforms them mathematically into arrays of candy pieces. Here you can see President Obama, as rounded to the […]
Inge Jacobson features her cross-stitched British Vogue covers on her blog. Fashionista reports that these covers were a part of Jacobson’s final degree show which took her around forty hours to complete.
Roll Into Spring with MAKE Volume 26: “Karts and Wheels” Garage go-kart building is a time-honored hobby for do-it-yourselfers, and we’ve got plans and articles to help you build wheeled wonders that’ll have you and the kids racing around the neighborhood in DIY style. Build a longboard skateboard by bending plywood. Propel a go-kart with […]
Sign me up for this culinary surprise. Can you imagine biting in to a yummy chocolate cupcake only to find a Cadbury creme egg inside? The cupcakes are from Baldwinsville, New York-based Zoe Cakes, and are topped off with a miniature egg. [via @BrettBara] Related: How-To: Homemade Cadbury Eggs Cherpumple – Pies Baked Inside Cakes!
Check out this London Tube map made from nails and string. I think this would make a great housewarming gift to a friend moving to your city, and from the looks of the time lapse making-of video, it’s quite fun to make. [via MAKE]
