We love to have craft parties for birthdays and holidays – both kids and adults seem to enjoy making something they can take home. Here’s a small roundup of Halloween crafts that are easy to do at parties. KCEtsy has this great Halloween garland tutorial. Small Object has instructions for ghost walkers and pose-able skeletons. […]
Brian runs an LED Throwie workshop I’m building a Blinkybug. Kids LOVED the Blinkybugs… and the Mini-Monster kit. Last weekend (Sept 28), Brian Jepson and I, along with the most awesome Esti Gerson, ran a mini Maker Square at DC’s venerable Crafting 2.0 event Crafty Bastards! It was a surprisingly fun day, given the fact […]
While doing work on the forthcoming The Best of Instructables collection, I ran across this project for building little LED blinky bugs using an AVR Attiny44v. It looks like a great electronics and crafts project for kids and it’s a well-done Instructable. I was certain we’d covered it here on MAKE, but I couldn’t scare […]
Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week: HOW TO – Knit a Dissected Rat HOW TO – Recycled Magazine Plant Stand Forest-Themed Coffee Table HOW TO – Faux Bois Photo Board Block Printing 101
Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week: Mythbusters Amigurumi HOW TO – Rock Candy Soft Organs HOW TO – Faux-Bois IKEA Shelf Families at the Faire: First-Hand Accounts of Maker Faire Fun
Today’s Geekdad has a nice review of our latest book, Fashioning Technology: Fashioning Technology gives neophyte DIYers the tools and skills they need to expand their tinkering capabilities, but it’s also a lot of fun and very educational for people who’ve already got their feet wet. And for those of us who are competent with […]
Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week: A Look Inside Making The Most Amazing R2-D2 Cake Ever Burger Cookies HOW TO – Bake a Guitar Hero Cake Recycled Juice Bag to Pencil Bag Tater Tots Vest
