Banksy was here…
Love him or hate him, genius or madman, hero or villain – I really enjoy Banksy’s pieces, the New York has a gigantic article about him and his works – [via] Link, his site & free images.
Month: May 2007
TNT, Round 17: Spring Forward
The latest Tips-N-Tools is out, don’t forget if you send us in a tip you get a MAKE pocket ref! Arwen writes – My very dear Readers, I hadn’t thought of it this way before, but spring is all about knots: hammock knots, sailing knots, rock-climbing knots, tying-stuff-to-your-truck-to-take-it-to-the-dump knots. Keith Hammond, our copy chief extraordinaire, […]
Turn your Linux box into a PDF-making machine
With a Linux box and the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS), you can set up a virtual print server that will output all of its jobs to PDF format. Why might this be useful? From the linux.com article: When you buy stuff online, virtually every site provides a receipt, which you may want later if […]
Embroidered Applique Flower Skirt
Remember Anna Maria Horner’s embroidery we showed you way back here? Now she’s finished it all and it’s a very cute Chocolate Lollipop skirt featuring her line of fabric bearing the same name from Free Spirit. Link.
HOW TO – Recycle Office Paper into Blank Books
R. Stern writes: I’ve started making blank books from recycled paper I find around work and home. The paper is blank on one side, so it provided plenty of space for notes and doodles, and even provides inspiration based on the printed matter on every other page. They tell a story about where they were […]
Maker Faire tickets – reminder (last day to get tickets at the reduced rate is May 10th!)
Maker Faire (Bay Area, SF) is just weeks away, May 19th and 20th – it’s a two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. It’s for creative, resourceful folks who like to tinker and love to make things. We call them Makers. Last year there were long lines […]
Rebate rule chills sales of solar
Wow, in California it might cost too much to go solar, any makers out there get hit with this? California homeowners are rejecting new rebates for solar power equipment, saying the state has made installing the rooftop panels far more costly than expected. As a result, Public Utilities Commission reports show a decline of 78% […]