Hackers build giant Red Green statue, channel Rick Astley
The fine folks at i3 Detroit heard that their hero Red Green was going to be in Detroit, and were determined to find a way to entice to visit their space.
Year: 2010
Winners of Around the Corner Crochet Borders
Photography © John Polak Photography, from Around the Corner Crochet Borders © by Edie Eckman, with permission from Storey Publishing Congratulations to Molly of Pasco, WA, Blaize of Santa Cruz, CA and Miriam of Gentofte, Denmark for each winning a copy of the book, Around the Corner Crochet Borders by Edie Eckman from our recent […]
Power tool racing! Rockets! Robots! In Baltimore! Oh my!
This one crept up on a bit late, but Betascape sounds like an awesome event.
Announcing: Kansas City Mini Maker Faire 2010
We’re excited to announce that the folks in Kansas City, MO are holding a Mini Maker Faire!
Natural Dye for Homemade Playdough
Kate on mini-eco has a nice little list of ingredients that will work as natural dye for homemade playdough. Turmeric, oak tree bark, raspberries… They create such pretty colors! She shares her playdough recipe too.
LED-illuminated acrylic MakerBot
From the MAKE Flickr pool: This nerdpr0n beauty shot of an acrylic MakerBot CupCake 3D printer. Most makerbotters stick to the classic plywood enclosure because acrylic has a tendency to crack — but the payoff, if executed well, oh baby. This one was made by Rob Giseburt of CCCKC.
How-To: Elderflower Cordial
Instructables user writes: From mid-June to mid-July you can’t turn the corner in the area where I live without seeing an elder tree in flower. At this time of year the fist sized bunches of tiny white flowers make a great cordial which is really tasty with sparkling water, ice and a slice of lemon. […]