A couple of years ago, Pam of Gingerbread Snowflakes posted a tutorial for making cute little marshmallow men as part of gingerbread house decorations. The inspiration for the men came from a Better Homes and Gardens article she’d been holding on to since 1960. I fell in love with the little guys, and even stitched […]
The Egg-Bot CNC art robot Welcome to “The Ultimate Open Source Hardware Gift Guide 2010.” In the early days of Open Source Hardware (5-6 years ago), it was possible to collect all the projects and do one gift guide. Eventually dozens of guides were needed for the hundreds of projects. And now, there are so […]
As you may already know, our community projects library, Make: Projects, has a Reuse section, with dozens of projects related to reuse, recycling, “upcycling,” and the like. Here are a few of my favorites. DIY Soldering Iron StandHey there, my geek friend. Has this ever happened to you? (It’s happened to me.) You’re in a […]
Derek “Deek” Diedricksen is at it again with a special MAKE episode of Tiny Yellow House. This time, he shows you how he made a fold-down fort for the kids using mostly recycled materials. It’s great for a small kids’ play area as it folds up against the wall and transforms into a fun art […]
Here’s another gift idea for the foodie who has everything! Because surely they don’t have a handmade egg spoon or swivel toaster to use over an open flame … I have a treasured memory of my grandmother and great-aunt reminiscing over a fading fire that those were “the perfect coals for toast.” We take toasters […]
When I’m not getting excited about Maker Faire Detroit or blogging here, I help run the Detroit Urban Craft Fair. We just celebrated our fifth birthday this past weekend and had a great time. To get an idea for some of the great vendors we had, check out this Detroit MetroMix photo gallery. (They snapped […]
RePlayGround turn scrappy materials and other urban detritus into wonderful upcycled projects and products. This Sunday, from 3-6pm, they’ll be turning cardboard, bottle caps, subway passes and other trashy crafts into holiday decorations at a private residence in north Brooklyn. There’s so much trash in this city waiting to be upcycled, you don’t need to […]
