I like this Optimus Prime amigurumi made by Flickr user voxmortuum. So does MAKE and CRAFT Technical Director Stefan Antonowicz. Upon showing him this fine amigurumi, he said, “‘It’s over, Prime!’ [Whispered in a threatening manner by Megatron, just before he kills Optimus Prime.]”
To coincide with the imminent release of MAKE Volume 25, the Arduino issue, we’re launching an Ardunio site here on MAKE. Over the years, we’ve amassed tons of Arduino content here, offered dozens of Arduino projects in the magazine (and now on Make: Projects), and stocked plenty of Arduino awesomeness in the Maker Shed. But […]
Elka at CasaSugar shows you how she sewed an easy duvet cover and pillows – all for around $30! Using Ikea Snoa Flinga fabric that was only $5/yard, she was able to quickly refresh the look of her bedroom.
Jessica of How About Orange has been experimenting with ways of stiffening fabric, and now she’s putting that stiffened fabric to use with this cute fabric origami box. I love the flower topper!
3D printers on CNN, nice work Bre :)
Summary Hack a day has an excellent “Intro to Circuit Bending”. Their article combined with some previous coverage and pages of MAKE will allow you to make incredible retro, blippy, noise :) Electronic musical instruments are a lot of fun for a hacker because, with a small palette of tools, know-how and curiosity, they are […]
Bethany Shorb, a Detroit maker of hand-silkscreened neckties at Cyberoptix, is showing new auto-inspired creations in a show at the Public Pool Artspace in Hamtramck, MI. This show opens Saturday as a kind of counterpoint to the North American Auto Show, which runs from January 15-23 in Detroit. On opening night, Apetechnology will present a […]
