Adelaide, Australia to Host the Largest Maker Faire in Southern Hemisphere
The South Australia Makers put on the largest Maker Faire in the Southern Hemisphere this weekend.
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Baby Princess Leia Rocks This Mini Star Wars Speeder Bike
Australian Maker dad Tez Gelmir decided to build a Star Wars speeder bike for his daughter’s first birthday.
Oldest Man in Australia Still Knitting at 109!
In an interview with news channel Ninemsn, oldest living Australian Alfred ‘Alfie’ Date talked about knitting at 109!
A Global Call for Penguin Sweaters
The Penguin Foundation of Australia has a global call for knitters to make sweaters for penguins who have been exposed to water that’s been contaminated by oil pollution.
The “Fairy Tapper” of Adelaide
John Yard is a tinsmith, a trade for which there is now only an occasional call these days. As a maker of forms and shapes in sheet metal, he transforms things from two to three dimensions—with a very light touch. He’s looking forward to doing some tinsmithing demonstrations at the Adelaide Mini Maker Faire on April 6.
An Aussie Maker Faire
Austrailia’s very first Maker Faire is happening next Saturday, January 14th, at the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne.
Cupcake Cupcake Topper
Rah of That’s Noice! posted a super simple tutorial for making mini “cupcakes” to put on top of your regular-sized cupcakes. Spoiler alert: It’s just a mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup with frosting on top. I love the completely frivolous cupcake-on-a-cupcake look. Serve them alongside some Oreo-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies!
