Embroidered Awesomeness: Cat Loaf Bread Cloth
As a confirmed cat lady, I think this adorable hand-stitched cat loaf bread cloth embroidery pattern is just the cat’s meow!
Month: February 2015
Book Review: Volpin Props’ Painting and Weathering Props is a Steal
I felt a little guilty (at first) about buying and reading Harrison’s Krix’s excellent ebook, Painting and Weathering for Props and Replicas. Part of being a maker is discovery by making, and this guy decided to take all his years of success (or rather, failures) and teach us all how to properly mix paints and finishing […]
I’m Completely Entranced by this Hand-Push Engraving Video
Has it been a busy week for you? Need a bit of relaxation with a maker twist? Instead of firing up that tired sounds of the ocean soundtrack grab your fuzziest headphones and crank them up to the tune of soothing sharpener swooshes from professional engraver Sam Alfano. In the above video, you can watch Sam carve out intricate fleurs-de-lis […]
DIY Patterned Felt Sheets
Give your felt craft projects an extra layer of pizzazz by making your own patterned sheets!
Pitch Your Prototype… And Win $5,000
Want a chance to win $5,000 and be featured at MakerCon New York this September? If so, consider entering the Pitch Your Prototype contest, a collaboration between Make: and Cornell University with the goal of digging up promising prototypes from the Maker community. Maybe you’ve been working on a wearable, or wrestling with a Raspberry Pi. […]
How Do You Tell if a Toy is a Maker Toy?
How should we judge whether a toy fits into the maker movement?
Nikola Tesla, the Opera: A Preview
Jim Jarmusch has released a short clip of the Nikola Tesla-inspired “opera” he’s been working on for several years with composer Phil Kline.
