Over on CRAFT, sister Natalie posted this nifty announcement about CRAFT/MAKE contributor Rachel Hobson: We are extra excited over the recent announcement of the Etsy and NASA Space Craft Contest winners because our own crafty space geek Rachel Hobson won in the 2D Original category for her High Texture Hand Embroidery of the Moon. Rachel’s […]
Make: Live is broadcasting shortly! Don’t miss guests Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories (Lenore Edman and Windell Oskay) and Dustyn Roberts. Make: Live 05 – Kinetic Contraptions Wednesday March 23rd, 9pm ET/6pm PT Watch at makezine.com/live or on UStream Please join us in the UStream chat or mark tweets with #makelive to interact live with the […]
Make: Live airs tonight! Don’t miss our mechanics episode where guests Lenore Edman, Windell Oskay, and Dustyn Roberts join us to show off their kinetic projects. We’ll also be giving away some motors from Digi-Key to one lucky member of the chat. Giveaway prizes: 5 Parallax continuous rotation servos 2 Portescap 12V stepper motors 1 […]
I’m pleased to welcome a new guest author to Make: Online! David Cranor will be covering projects and people on the maker side of high-tech academic research. David Cranor is an inventor, adventurer, and pineapple upside down cake enthusiast. He is currently a student at the MIT Media Lab researching human/computer interaction, as well as […]
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This month’s Editors’ Picks is now up on our Facebook page. We are inspired by many things outside of the craft world so here’s a collection our favorite things from fun wallpaper to a stunning cocktail ring. What are your recent favorites? Tell us by leaving a comment to this post or on Facebook.
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