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Mix Lard and Lye for DIY Soap
When Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis noticed high fatality rates in his maternity ward, he introduced soap. Learn the basics of homemade soap making to celebrate Semmelweis' breakthrough!

Solder Together a Fairy Lights Mason Jar
Brighten your 4th of July festivities with mason jars of sequentially fading strands of red, white, and blue LEDs. Mix up the colors for other holidays.

Program an SMS Bot Using Python and Twilio
Make your very own SMS bot that will get you the information that you want, without the need for a strong 3G or LTE connection.

Make a Simple LED Flower for Mother’s Day
Make your Mother's Day bright with this easy but beautiful glowing flower!

Craft a Flowery Teacup Decoration for Mother’s Day
Make this Mother's Day special with a beautiful decoration piece. Your mom will like it even more if the two of you make it together.

DIY Posable Papercraft Makey Mascot
Papercraft is a fantastic way to explore model making. With a steady hand, and bit of patience, you can print, fold, and glue your own Makey mascot!

Build a 1930’s Style Dieselpunk Cellphone
Adafruit’s Fona microcontroller, with a GSM phone module, can be used to make your very own dieselpunk cellphone that can make calls and store contacts.

How to Cast Your Own Vinyl Records
Make a mold and use resin to cast colorful copies of your records. You will have to be careful, and have fast hands, but it's easier than you might think!

Add a T-Slot Bed to Your X-Carve for Easy, Rigid Workholding
This fairly low-cost modification to the X-Carve will improve the overall rigidity of the machine and keep the spindle consistently square to the bed.

Build a Simple Cocktail Drinkbot with Arduino
Ted Kinsman walks you through the step-by-step process for the conversational piece at your next party: a drink-making robot.

Cut Custom Foam Inserts to Store Fragile Equipment
Use craft store foam to cushion fragile equipment, like cameras and electronics.

Extract DNA at Home with a 3D Printed Centrifuge
Make this low-cost centrifuge to extract DNA on your desktop.