Strolling by a local bar this past weekend, something unusual caught my eye – a huge wooden ‘connect four’ game complete with king-sized game-pieces. The bartender didn’t have a lot of info to share about the impressive recreational centerpiece other than the fact that it’s creator was a friend of the owners. If anyone has […]
Sew, Mama, Sew! shows you how to customize your summer wardrobe with fun appliqués–you can even download some appliqué template shapes like starfish, a sea anemone, and a seahorse.
We at Maker Media are thrilled to announce that we’re going to be doing a Best of Instructables, Volume 1. As part of the book, we want to get the Instructables community involved in choosing some of their favorite projects. The book will include both projects chosen by Maker Media and Instructables staffs and those […]
In a french advertising campaign for detergent, photographer Vincent Fournier took these shots of ladies in sweater suits performing various home activities. It’s clear that the sweaters were turned at different axis to align the sleeves with the legs (and head) and the collar for the arms. I wonder what the sewn-up bottom of the […]
Here’s a messy dissection of a Magic 8-Ball. Really, don’t taste the blue fluid – sheesh, I can’t believe they did that. And I love the idea of modding one. If you were careful, you could repackage it and give it as a gift.
Zoë François, co-author of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, shares a step-by-step photo tutorial showing us how to make this impressive-looking Pan d’Epi (or wheatstalk bread). Thanks to Shelly for tipping us off!
Instrument maker Ranjit Bhatnagar will be leading a workshop at the Etsy Labs later this month, sounds like a lot of fun – The electric guitar is a sophisticated and highly evolved instrument. But, you can make your own out of a few bucks worth of junk and parts. Learn to wind your own guitar […]
