We’re gearing up (gawd, we have got to stop using that!) for the launch of the Make: Robot Build. We sent Dispatch #2 of the project newsletter out today. We have nearly 400 people signed up and we’re already starting to hear people’s ideas for the build. We’re psyched! Starting next week, we’ll get into […]
Have you always wanted to build a robot but didn’t know how? Have you always wanted to turn those old Debbie Gibson CDs into something useful? Got a use for a $500 gift card? For all these reasons and more, you should check out The Make: Robot Build Contest. As we announced last week, the […]
OK, so, it’s not “symmetrical” book stacking. And I know for a fact that a human being did it. His name, it turns out, is Paul Octavious, and he’s trying to raise book stacking to the status of fine art. [via Dude Craft]
Mason-Dixon Knitting By Kay Gardiner & Ann Shayne Now in paperback, Mason-Dixon Knitting by Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne is a entertaining jump into their world of knitting with hilarious attitude from the ladies who speak their mind on their blog of the same namesake. The book is filled with stylish and sophisticated patterns for […]
These cute mascots are all about cheering on the actual Winter Olympics, but they also could serve as inspiration for the Yarn Harlot’s Knitting Olympics. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is challenging knitting “athletes” to push themselves to the limit of their abilities and to take up a new knitting project that they can complete in 17 days. […]
CRAFT and iLoveToCreate.com have teamed up to present to you the Crafty Chica Challenge: Love Shrine! Kathy Cano-Murillo, the Crafty Chica, has been making love shrines for the past 15 years. Using everything from mint tins to cigar boxes to even kitchen drawers, she transforms them into colorful art assemblages filled with objects, trinkets, mementos […]
Extech, maker of mutimeters and other measuring devices, has kindly contributed three nifty gadgets that will go to three random commenters! All you have to do is leave a comment saying what neat projects you’d use the gadgets for. At midnight tonight, PST, the giveaway ends and we’ll randomly choose three winners. And what prizes […]
