This little crafty helper looks useful, not bad for $3.99 and/or be re-made from stuff you have… – “This flexible little magnifying glass attaches right to your finger, enlarging your view for sewing, knitting, crafts, and hobby projects. Great for splinters too! Polypropylene with 5X magnifying power. Adjusts to fit most fingers. 3″ long x […]
John Kuszewski wrote in to tell us about his cub scout hovercraft project, he writes – “Thanks for the hovercraft project in the Make podcast. My Cub Scout den of 8 third graders built them last night and had a great time! A variation we came up with–CubHoverBall! Four boys made hovercrafts with red balloons, […]
I love MAKE Flickr photo pool member Mazinbenny’s 2006 costumes, even the dog is helping out (these were also entered in the MAKE & CRAFT Halloween contest!) – “Halloween 2006 – Tribute to America! – Flag, Mt. Rushmore, Capitol Building, Statue of Liberty, Liberty Bell. “ [via] – Link & build photos. The others are […]
Curiously Crafty Steph has made some awesome embroidered poetry with “The Girl who was pigeon-toed”. I also loved her past one of “The Boy who was Afraid of Balls”. So fun. Link and Link.
Someone made this meat pumpkin… Or it’s some type of super-sized Halloween special that’s available at the local fast food eatery, nice work using the pumpkin seeds… [via] – Link. Related: MAKE Halloween projects – Link. MAKE Halloween archives – Link. Enter the MAKE & CRAFT Contests! Makers and Crafters, it’s time to enter our […]
Spring Maxfield (Little Green) added this photo of her modded colander lamp to the CRAFT Flickr pool. Spring says, “Our whole kitchen is re-used old kitchen stuff, silverware door pulls, etc. The lamp cord and socket were from Ikea for under $3 and the colanders were from a garage sale for 25 cents each. We […]
Here’s a special edition of the “Maker File” – Colin Berry reads Spinout, the story he wrote for Make Volume 07 about his brother’s efforts to build and race a car in the soap box derby in Longmont, Colorado. Unfortunately, he was up against more than just his own bad luck. Introduction by MAKE & […]
