For the next few months, in concert with our “Your Desktop Factory” themed issue of MAKE (Volume 21), we’re going to be exploring the world of “maker business,” turning your passion for making things into a means of making money. We’ll look at everything from casual commerce, selling small numbers of goods online, at places […]
I was just catching up on my RSS reader and stumbled across this fantastic polka dot bike helmet on Oh Joy! She took a basic black bike helmet and added decals to turn what’s generally a boring safety item into something quite stylish. Yay for safety!
We know how much you loved our Craft Space series so here it is back in action with a new spotlight on CRAFT contributor and all around crafter, Vanessa Coppola of Designs by Vanessa. Read on after the jump for more photos and a Q&A with Vanessa!
By Ann Martin Quilling, the coiling and shaping of narrow paper strips to create a design, has been around for years — hundreds, in fact. During the Renaissance, nuns and monks would roll gold-gilded paper remnants trimmed during the bookmaking process, and use them to decorate religious objects as an alternative to costly gold filigree. […]
Bre Pettis made this “first draft” hackerspace map. Suggestions for additions, anyone?
Aliza Ess on Homegrown.org shares a healthy lunch with a recipe for black-eyed pea salad using peas she planted herself from a collective garden.
In this tutorial about controlling a pedestrian sign with an Arduino you can learn a few things. #1 how to control relays with an Arduino, which is really useful for a ton of different projects. #2 How to use an IR remote to control your Arduino, another cool technique. #3 Never trust a crosswalk sign with an Arduino hanging out of it!
