At Maker Faire, there are always opportunities for “fangirl” moments. Celebrities like Mike Rowe and Adam Savage will be around this weekend, but my big fangirl moment came yesterday when I stumbled in to Sylvia of Sylvia’s Super Make Show. If you haven’t seen Sylvia’s videos before, take a moment to go watch them. She’s […]
Style starts at home, and your home should be filled with things that make you happy. Nothing makes me happier than animals of all kinds, so I incorporate them into my home decor as much as possible. It’s starting to look like a jungle in here. Today we add another rad element with my toy animals racks.
The demo stages in the MAKE and CRAFT booths in the center of Expo Hall at Maker Faire this weekend are packed with back-to-back demos all weekend long. We’ll be streaming a selection of these demos live on the Maker Faire Ustream channel for those of you unable to join in the festivities in-person.
In today’s CRAFT Video, I show you how to make custom plaster letters to represent your loved ones in your home.
Now, I know there will be some die hard vinyl-philes out there prone to fussing about the lost connection of tactile feedback or the degree of skill required to match turntable beats. But lets face it, all practices evolve, music being no exception, and the Multi-Touch Light Table is such a thoughtfully conceived and artfully crafted piece of UI that even the analog evangelists won’t be able to deny its merits.
The first thing Meredith Scheff ever made was, and I quote, “probably a mess!” She quickly moved onto creating things much more worthwhile. Her North Star Skirt was one of the most interesting projects at Maker Faire last year. Meredith defies description as a comic book-writing-soft circuit-designing-soldering-sewing-creative force. Meredith will be displaying her projects at […]
This is the inaugural episode in the NEW CRAFT Video series, Corinne’s Craft Closet (isn’t alliteration fun?) featuring me, Corinne Leigh! I’m getting married this year and what a grand DIY affair it will be! Today I’ll show you how to make some fabulous felt banners, cute name cards and a coordinating embroidered ring pillow. […]
