PVC and Cable Dyeing
With this popular technique from Make: Projects, you can dye PVC pipe and extension cords any color you want.
For full instructions on how to do this yourself, check out: http://makeprojects.com/Project/Cable-Dyeing/750/1
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How-To: Develop Film with Coffee and Vitamin C (Caffenol)
Did you know that you can develop your own black and white film with instant coffee, vitamin C, and washing soda? In this how-to, Matt Richardson walks you through making and using your own developer, which has come to be known as “caffenol.”
For more information, check out: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/07/skill-builder-caffenol-homebrew-film-developer.html
TV-B-Gone Jacket
Becky Stern shows you how to embed a device to power down TVs in public places into a jacket, activated by a conductive thread zipper switch. More info: http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/06/tv-b-gone_jacket.html Music by i am jen.
Bokeh Photography Effect
Matt shows you how to create a cool photographic effect by making shapes out of the out of focus points of light in an image. For more information, check out: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/06/how-to-bokeh-photography-effect.html
Meet The Makers: Sung Kim
Sung Kim’s father gave him his first skil saw when he was just seven years old. His mother provided him with modeling clay as a safer alternative not long after that. Sung’s grandfather-in-law, ship builder Dean Stevens, left him a coveted collection of hand tools decades later. These influences shaped his abilities as a woodworker, but his desire to create sound formed him into a Maker.
Sung Kim, his collection of instruments, and a very ambitious secret project will be at Maker Faire Bay Area, May 21 & 22. There you can hear Sung perform and bask in the intricate structures of his Sympathetic Cannon, The Si-Tarzan, and the Ox.
Pallet Chair – Tiny Yellow House
In this episode of Tiny Yellow House for MAKE, host Derek “Deek” Diedricksen shows us one of his salvage uses for freebie pallet wood— an ultra-simple deck chair that cost him 89 cents (screws/nails) to build.
The Boxy Lady – Tiny Yellow House MAKEcation Special
Derek “Deek” Diedricksen, of Tiny Yellow House, shows off the “Boxy Lady,” a microcabin he built for this “MAKEcation” special edition video. http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/08/tiny_yellow_house_boxy_lady_vending.html
