Chunky Knit Cowl Pattern
Enjoy this chunky knit cowl pattern by Maggie of Smashed Peas and Carrots. It’s a wonderful quick knit project and a great way to bring in a pop of color to your outfit.
Month: March 2011
Maker Shed Now Carries Jameco Components and Tools
You already know and love Maker Shed, and now there are even more reasons to make makershed.com your 1-stop shop for all your kits, components, and tool needs. You have always been able to pick up and Arduino, Netduino, or cool kit from the the Maker Shed store, but what about all those ‘parts’ that you need for your next project? That’s where our partnership with Jameco saves the day.
Shamrock Ninja
Hee-ya! Shamrock Ninja is here and wants to offer you this lovely St. Patrick’s Day token on March 17. Take a look at him and the rest of his Ninja family from Etsy seller Vicki Brown.
Skill Set: How To Make Pinwheel Gear Patterns
The awesome automata artist Dug North does a quarterly column, “Dug’s Automata Tips, Techniques and Tricks,” on the Cabaret Mechanical Theater website. His latest installment outlines two different methods for making paper patterns for pinwheel gears. Pinwheel gears are relatively easy and fun to make and have various applications, such as above where they’re used […]
How-To: China Teaware Lamp
Designer Sarah Goodwin shares how she pieced together a one-of-a-kind lamp base from her collection of tea cups, saucers and plates over on Design*Sponge.
And the Winners Are….
We had two giveaways close last night. In the Make: Arduino Getting Started with Arduino Kit giveaway, the winner is: Fractal LLC Thanks to all who participated (we had over 600 entries) and thanks to Maker Shed for providing this great kit. In the Mechanics Skill Set giveaway of Dustyn Roberts’ Making Things Move, the […]
Crafty Events
A weekly roundup of craft fairs and a call for vendors.