For the last two weekends, the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs was filled with rock stars during Coachella. This weekend it will be packed with craft rock stars for an unbelievably cool two day craft blowout. Workshops geared towards kids and families will teach leather working, henna tattoos, how to customize shoes and t’s, underwater […]
NASA wants your help! They’re hosting the International Space Apps Challenge this weekend at locations across the globe. The international space apps competition is part of NASA’s Open Government Initiative. They’re encouraging participants to contribute to projects in four major areas: 1. Software 2. Open Hardware 3. Citizen Science 4. Data Visualization So far, there […]
Our friends and partners at MAKE have a great new contest going on right now, and if you’re a crafter with an environmentally-friendly frame of mind, you’ll want to pay close attention. Calling all remakers, upcyclers, found object artists, and refuse miracle makers! MAKE has teamed up with Schick, and we’re launching the Project Remake […]
My old friend and cohort Nate Heasley sent me this announcement for a cool summer opportunity available through his non-profit org, Goodnik
Chris Walker, the author of Getting Started with Netduino, is presenting a free webcast (preregistration required) on Friday, April 13, 2012: Start building electronics projects with Netduino, the popular open source hardware platform that’s captured the imagination of makers and hobbyists worldwide. Join Chris Walker, inventor of the Netduino and author of Getting Started with […]
Greg Borenstein, the author of “Making Things See: 3D Vision with Kinect, Processing, Arduino, and MakerBot,” is presenting a free webcast (preregistration required) on Wednesday, April 11, 2012.
Calling all makers! The Project Remake Contest is in search of a maker who can turn everyday materials into a new & great creation. Five winners will receive a MakerBot Replicator. One Grand Prize winner will receive an expenses-paid trip to World Maker Faire in NYC this September!
