In the Make: Online Toolbox, we focus mainly on tools that fly under the radar of more conventional tool coverage: in-depth tool-making projects, strange, or specialty tools unique to a trade or craft that can be useful elsewhere, tools and techniques you may not know about, but once you do, and incorporate them into your […]
If you’re from the woods in the Northeast USA, you know that summer is all about forts, cabins, treehouses, and other alternative shelters. If you haven’t known the pleasure of these delightful creations, let Derek “Deek” Diedricksen introduce you his world of microcabins in this episode of Tiny Yellow House, a MAKEcation Special Edition! Join […]
Going to Burning Man but still haven’t made any light-up accessories? It’s not too late! Instructables user “Danger is my middle name” made a tutorial for this EL wire hula hoop. More: Flashback: LED Hula Hoop In the Makers Market: LED hula hoop kits
Summer camp projects aren’t all painted rocks and macaroni portraits! I loved making woven plastic lanyards, friendship bracelets, fire-baked apples, and tie-dyed everything. In the spirit of bringing the joy of summer camp to your browser, I’m pleased to bring you a blast-from-the-past roundup of crafty projects, perfect for any MAKEcation. How-To: Make a Big-As-Life […]
It’s not too early to start your holiday crafting, and this fun felt gingerbread house ornament from Laura of Bugs and Fishes by Lupin over on Sew, Mama, Sew! is a simple little project to get you started. You could easily whip up a whole collection of these while watching television at night and then […]
There are a lot of fun Christmas in July series circulating on craft blogs this month, including over at Sew, Mama, Sew! This awesome felt paisley stocking Cathy Ziegele makes me want to drop everything and come up with fifty million different ways to stitch felt paisleys on to stockings for everyone I know.
One of the things we’re exploring for this season’s MAKEcation coverage is good ol’ VAcations, but with a MAKE twist. If MAKEcations are about productively spending your summer at home, learning new things, doing some projects by yourself or with the family, a MAKE Vacation is about traveling with learning and DIY in mind. There […]
