Month: August 2010

Zork Stained Glass Window

Zork Stained Glass Window

Zork Stained Glass Window, Jason writes – By Brian Gaines. “I loved Zork so much that a high school buddy and I made ourselves stained glass windows of the logo in 1983. To the best of my knowledge, they are the only such windows in existence (but I could certainly be wrong)” No, I think […]

Single-handed game controller mod

Playing a game on the Wii with one hand is a major selling point of the system. However, what if you don’t have a Wii or would like to play some of your older games? Dutch hardware hacker Hasse’s brother can only use one hand, so Hasse decided to remedy the situation by successfully modding a standard two-fisted controller with an accelerometer.

Your Comments

Your Comments

And we’re back with our eleventh installment of Your Comments. Here are our favorites from the past week, from Make: Online, our Facebook page, and Twitter. Prompted by the Make & Mend ideas from @make_tips DanYHKim had an interesting tip for re-using coffee grounds: I was patching my roof with a tar-like material, and got […]

MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup

MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup

MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup This week in the MAKE Flickr pool we saw: 2010-07-05 Mark Twain Parade Puppet – Parade Day photos by Anna Anderson – July 4th 133 by DoNight, Making a wood canon by Daysleeper*, Time lapse controller for a canon eos 450 by Copper Pete, Dynamic Holographic Display by Mark Oliver […]

Mad Men Inspired Peplum Skirt

I can’t wait for the next episode of Mad Men. I’ve channeled my anxious energy into searching the web for Mad Men craft projects. I absolutely love this Peplum Skirt. The wonderful graphic tutorial would the most stringent art director proud. Here’s hoping PS I Made This will do Jane’s red satin dress with the […]

Experimenting With Shibori

A couple of years ago, I took an amazing surface design class with Kathleen McTee here in Austin. Learning the different methods for creating fabric was incredibly fun, and unveiling each new creation was magical. I loved seeing this post from Honestly … WTF on her experimentation with Shibori. She chronicles the various methods she […]