As a child, Bonnie Burton often made her own toys by hand, whether it was a needle felted Jawa, or an ATAT carved from wood. Burton has turned this hobby into a profession, and demonstrates her book of Star Wars Crafts at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. Subscribe to the CRAFT Video Podcast in iTunes, […]
Today on Corinne’s Craft Closet, I show you how to bling out a pair of old high heel shoes. No need to pay an arm and a leg for them at the shoe store! OMG SHOES!
Jeremy Mayer’s typewriter assemblages are sculptural pieces made purely from typewriter parts. In a process he calls “reassemblage,” Mayer fits the pieces together into likenesses of living creatures using no welds, glue, solder, or external parts. He talks about and shows his work at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011.
During Maker Faire Bay Area 2011, we caught up with Lindsy Lawlor, creator of one of the most popular attractions at the Faire– Russell the electric giraffe. With the help of his English programmer, also named Russell, the rolling, walking, talking giraffe bot gets better every year with new sounds, touch sensors, and lights. Subscribe […]
Join us Wednesday evening for the next episode of Make: Live, our streaming show and tell! Episode 15 is live from Make Labs in Sebastopol California. The interns will show off projects from the magazine and their own creations, like Dan Spangler’s combustion cannon called “Big Bertha.” We’re also going to fire up the bubble […]
Shannon Henry demonstrates her E-textile fiber optic skirts at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. LEDs, fiber optics, and accelerometers are just a few of the elements that she uses to embellish her fashions.
It’s metal month on MAKE, which doesn’t mean a Slayer-overload, it means it’s time to put on your Flashdance leotard and start welding. I’ve had this vintage typecase for months and I’ve been wanting to make it into a sweet new coffee table. Metalworking month is the perfect time to learn how to weld to […]
