Hydroponic Herb Garden – CRAFT Video
Becky Stern shows us how to set up a hydroponic herb garden on her rooftop in Brooklyn. http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/04/hydroponic_herb_garden.html
Month: April 2010
10 Best Handmade Gifts for Mom
The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. – William Ross Wallace, American poet Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 9. Make something for your mom that shows how much you appreciate and care about her! Here is a list of 10 handmade gifts I think any mom would be thrilled […]
Wind-powered scarf knitting machine
Product designer Marel Karhof coupled an antique sock-knitting machine to a windmill. She collects the knitted material at regular intervals, and its length thus reflects the “windiness” of the period over which it was produced. The N+1 step, it seems to me, is to somehow make the amount of wind effect the scarf’s color over time. Perhaps by adding one of these CMYK thread color-matching machines to the mix? [via CRAFT]
This Week In Craft Fairs
Here is our weekly listing of upcoming craft fairs. Please add any events you know of to our online calendar, and if you have a call for vendors you’d like listed, please . Coming Up This Weekend: The k11 May Magic Craft Sale Berkeley, CA Saturday, May 1, 10am – 4pm Spring Bash Dallas, TX […]
Maker Faire: Interview with Raygun Gothic Rocketship crew
Maker Faire Bay Area, the world’s largest DIY festival, is right around the corner, taking place at the San Mateo Fairgrounds on May 22nd and 23rd. One of the biggest new projects coming to the Faire this year is the Raygun Gothic Rocketship, pictured above and hand-crafted by a large and dedicated crew. We sent […]
Know your RFID products
SparkFun’s Tim from Tech Support shows us how to differentiate between the various RFID products and gives a quick tutorial on using the tags with Arduinos. More: Seeing RFID on the cheap RFID speakers change their tune as they are moved Interview with RFID implanter DIY Arduino-based RFID spoofer RFID Tags with Conductive Thread antennas […]
How-To: Tassel Earrings
By Leah Peterson I’ve loved making jewelry since I was a teen. I’d try to copy anything someone else was wearing and, most times, I’d be able to figure it out. When I saw tassel earrings come down the red carpet worn by Kate Hudson at the Golden Globes earlier this year, I knew I […]