4th of July

How-To: Firecracker Cupcakes

Andrew Salomone

Artist, writer, and teacher who makes work about popular culture, technology, and traditional craft processes. http://www.andrewsalomone.com

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July 4th, 2013 0

Now you can enjoy fireworks with your eyes, ears, and mouth with these Firecracker Cupcakes from Sandra of She Knows!

How-To: Edible Patriotic Pinwheels

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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July 4th, 2013 0

Make your own edible patriotic pinwheels with this fun tutorial from Kelly at Studio DIY!

Freedom is Just Another Word for Making

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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July 4th, 2012 8

Happy Fourth of July to all of our friends celebrating Independence Day. We might not think of this as a particularly “maker holiday” (besides the obvious excuse to indulge in rampant pyromania), but the independence that we celebrate (and that people across the world should, in general, celebrate) is the freedom to make the world […]

Time to Bone up on the Chemistry of Fireworks

By Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson is a San Francisco-based creative technologist and Contributing Editor at MAKE. He’s the co-author of Getting Started with Raspberry Pi and the author of Getting Started with BeagleBone.

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July 4th, 2012 6

In honor of The Fourth of July, here’s John A. Conkling, adjunct professor and fireworks expert to show us the chemistry behind fireworks. Watch this video and learn the science so that you can impress all your friends and family tonight with your incredible knowledge.

Happy 4th of July!

By nataliezdrieu

nataliezdrieu

Editor-in-Chief of CRAFT, www.craftzine.com

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July 4th, 2009 4

Happy 4th of July! Our friends at Photojo have 11 tips for sparkling fireworks photos so you can snap some beautiful images tonight, like this one at the San Francisco Ferry Building by Flickr user john curley.