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Write Secret Messages with Easy-to-Make Invisible Ink

Write Secret Messages with Easy-to-Make Invisible Ink

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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Have mini detectives, secret agents, or superheroes at home? Keep your creative kids entertained for hours with this fun DIY invisible ink recipe that uses ingredients straight from the kitchen! There’s nothing quite as fun as sharing secrets with your BFF using invisible ink. Crafty kids will especially love the magic of creating their own […]

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20 Secret Doors and Clever Hiding Places

By Nicole Smith

Nicole Smith

Nicole is a former Editorial Intern at Make: She is a long time maker and previously worked for Instructables.com (Penolopy Bulnick). Every day she is inspired by something new and wishes there was more hours in the day to make!

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The fascination with secret doors and hidden compartments has been around since ancient times and our desire to hide things hasn’t dwindled.

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Make: Projects – Secret Garage Door Remote

Make: Projects – Secret Garage Door Remote

By Sean Michael Ragan

Sean Michael Ragan

I am descended from 5,000 generations of tool-using primates. Also, I went to college and stuff. I am a long-time contributor to MAKE magazine and makezine.com. My work has also appeared in ReadyMade, c't – Magazin für Computertechnik, and The Wall Street Journal.

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This easy mod retains all of the convenience of the remote clipped to the visor while dispelling most of the risk. The remote button is concealed on the underside of a plastic beverage cup that rests in your cup-holder, with the electronics concealed inside the cup. To activate the opener, just push down on the top of the cup. From outside of the car (and from inside it, too), the remote looks like an empty soda cup you just haven’t thrown out yet.

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How To – Make a secret stash box

How To – Make a secret stash box

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

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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Kris DeGraeve, of the dynamic Kris and Carly duo, sent us a link to her latest project, a beautiful inlaid box with a secret compartment. A really nicely detailed Instructable. Hidden Treasure Box – Inlaid Wood Box with Hidden Compartment Related: Kris and Carly dress like cake! From the pages of MAKE: Checkmate, Mr. Bond! […]

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