There were so many different craft style projects at Maker Faire this year, from weaving to glassblowing and everything in between. Take a look at some of the highlights and make plans to attend the next Maker Faire. To download Maker Faire Austin 2008 – Crafts MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. More Weekend […]
I understand Maker Faire Austin is done and gone, but I’m still thinking about how much fun it was. Over the next week or 2, I’ll continue to share some highlights from the most make-tastic event Austin’s ever seen. Mindbites has a good, craft-centric piece on their experience at Maker Faire. Here’s a quick video […]
I did a post a while back on making recycled paper and it covered making paper from dryer lint – here’s a tutorial about making modeling dough from dryer lint.
There were all sorts of amazing and wonderful costumes at Steam Powered. I found myself stopping people in their tracks, in hallways and in the vendor area, asking them to back it up so I could take in their get-ups. Now normally, people might be a little creeped out if you stopped them so you […]
[The Etsy Steam Team at the Steampunk Con (from left to right, by username: lilibat, PinkPeacock, nullalux, 19Moons, Choklit, OrpheusAlchemy, IndustrialFairytale, FaradayBags, and figments. Photo by Andrew/shoutingboy).] I finally met members of the Etsy Steam Team at last week’s Steampunk Convention. As you may or may not know, Etsy (think: Amazon meets eBay at a […]
One of my favorite things about Maker Faire is watching people make things. There are so many things to see and so many distractions – it’s really cool to slow down and watch folks really focusing on the thing they’re doing. Here’s a little round-up of makers, both kids and grownups, making masks, metal-working, playing […]
Here’s a little progress report on the Makercake Pinball Cake Project, to be unveiled at Maker Faire Austin. Can’t wait to see it. The buttonmashing end of things is going to be processed by a Basic Stamp Homework Board, talking to a Seetron SSC II. Why the ancient, pre-2000 approach? It is what is on […]
