Nathan Ball who made this battery-powered rope ascender (and needle-free injection technology projects) that’s making its way around the news sites agreed to answer questions from MAKE readers, so post up your questions in the comments and once we get a enough good ones we’ll pass them along and post the questions & answers back […]
Crafty Scientist – Dayna Mankowski Website – Link. Dayna Mankowski is the Crafty Scientist. I met her last December while I was in Rhode Island for the Craftland show. What I love about her craft is that she mixes her science world along with her crafty business. From her beaker candles to the cute “failed […]
Jennifer Perkins of Naughty Secretary Club Host of Craft Lab and Co-Host of Stylelicious Website – Link. Jennifer Perkins is everywhere in the craft world these days. She’s the host of DIY’s Craft Lab and is also co-host, along with her fellow Austin Craft Mafia members, of Stylelicious while also balancing her own crafty business, […]
Couture Crochet Workshop by Lily Chin Lily’s Web Site – Link. Book Site on Interweave – Link. Buy it on Amazon – Link. I first got to meet Lily Chin in person at TNNA in San Diego last month. I mean, I’ve seen her on TV and she’s the fastest crocheter in the world. Should […]
Opening night for the Wurstminster Dog Show at the Ace Hotel in Portland, Ore. I posted last week about the opening event for The Wurst Gallery’s “Wurstminster Dog Show” (seen above), a gathering of over 100 dogs created by as many artists. Each artist chose a different breed, so there are a terriers, spaniels, a […]
I really like Pop Sci’s podcast series, the latest is an interview with the maker of an awesome homemade Zamboni, Jonathan Coulton writes – “Inventor Damian Renzello has been making portable skating rinks and related accessories for years, so it’s not surprising that it’s come to this: a homemade super zamboni that blows snow, shaves […]
Cactus Mittenettes You’d never guess it, but these lovely cactus mittenettes were dreamed up on a Gallic pillow. Sylvie lives in the French Alps, not the Southwest United States, but she does a great job of conjuring up ghostly cactus silhouettes. She also makes some quirky and quite lovely patterns, which she sells on her […]
