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Add Amazing Textures to Your Wood Projects

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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September 16th, 2015September 22nd, 2015

I can’t imagine too many Make: readers looking at these lovely wood textures and not thinking about how they much incorporate them into a future project. I never would have thought of using a nail head to make a texture, or taking a screw to a wood piece, or a round file to the edge […]

Bird’s Nest Lamp

By Meg Allan Cole

Meg Allan Cole

DIY guru

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November 27th, 2013

This weekend you can make a bird’s nest-inspired lamp by upcycling some old newspaper, as shown by Catch My Party.

Stamp a Lampshade

By Meg Allan Cole

Meg Allan Cole

DIY guru

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June 14th, 2013

I Spy DIY did a fun lamp re-vamp using sponges as stamps. This is such a great way to brig a geometric and/or neon moment into a room and give a simple shade a whole new look.

How-To: Folding Chair Slipcover

By Arwen O'Reilly Griffith

Arwen O'Reilly Griffith

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September 24th, 2012

Folding chairs are a necessity when your dinner party suddenly expands (or you just have a small house, like I do; we keep a few between our fridge and the wall for when people come over). Unfortunately, they are generally pretty ugly, so this great folding chair slipcover tutorial allows you to have your cake […]

Flashback: Cheery Fourth of July Garland

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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July 2nd, 2012

This garland is made from the simplest of supplies and makes up very quickly, so there’s no need to save this just for July. Got some cupcake liners and index cards on hand?

How-To: Cheery Fourth of July Garland

By DG

DG

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June 29th, 2011

By Jessica Wilson You may already know that I am a HUGE fan of garlands and bunting. So I don’t think it should be too surprising that I’ve got a nifty Fourth of July inspired garland up my sleeve for you. The color combo of red, white, and blue is often a crowd pleaser, so […]

Indiana Jones Room testimonial

By shawnconna

shawnconna

Sometimes helpful editor and digital media director at MAKE and CRAFT.

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November 11th, 2010

OK, I’m a little crazy when it comes to decorating my kids’ rooms. I like the challenge of a theme — so far, I’ve redecorated rooms in Western, Spaceport, Octonauts, and Sporty Teen modes. If my husband would agree, I’d redo the master bedroom in a Robot theme, but so far he remains unconvinced. So […]

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