Microsoft’s Kinect is a fascinating piece of technology. It seems that every day a new, remarkable hack shows up using this device. Interested in using the Kinect in your own projects? Check out Making Things See, available in the Maker Shed!
At Maker Faire: Bay Area Kimmo & Tero Karvinen, authors of Make: Arduino Bots and Gadgets, brought along an Arduino robot you control with your mind! They had so many requests about how they built it they decided to release a Maker Press book, Make a Mind-Controlled Arduino Robot. Read on for an exclusive interview…
I’m always drawn to the colorful and decorative covers of old Readers Digest Condensed Books at thrift stores and garage sales. Cathe Holden of Just Something I Made shares my affinity for them, and is sharing projects she’s made with her impressive collection of them. These book page pockets are fun for altered books, scrapbooking […]
A delightful book by Ryland Peters & Small, Hot Toddies: Warming Winter Drinks for Chilly Days, has something toasty for everyone; there are even kid friendly beverages. I really enjoy this book because anyone can find a drink they love. Below is a recipe for a yummy Pumpkin Latte. Pumpkin Latte, serves 3 1 2/3 […]
Sew Kawaii: 22 Simple Sewing Projects for Cool Kids of All Ages By Choly Knight Fox Chapel Publishing I’m so excited about this book! As soon as I received it in the mail my 8-year-old was on the floor flipping through the pages, and decided she was going to make the smiley-face strawberry keychain – […]
Last Thursday, I attended the launch party for The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook at the beautiful event space at Housing Works Bookstore in NYC. I was so excited to be invited, and I really enjoyed checking out the book, talking to some of the project designers, and hanging out in a room filled with other people […]
I recently picked up a wonderful book published by Thames & Hudson, Textiles: The Whole Story by Beverly Gordon. It covers the history of textiles, both as functional pieces, as an art form and it shows the portrayal of textiles in art. Then the book moves on to show how textiles are now being used, […]
