The amount of Mountain dew consumed to make this soda can Christmas tree is intimidating, check out the build photos and the final shot of a glowing 2 liter… – Link ( updated, thanks Ben). Related: How Many Cans? How Much Money? – Link. House of Beer Cans – Link. Art Of The Can – […]
One of our most prolific Makers Windell writes in with some great holiday electronics projects… – “Here are two open-source, do-it-yourself, microcontroller-powered holiday electronics projects: A micro-readerboard Christmas tree ornament and a mini-LED Hanukkah menorah. “ – Link & photos. Related: Holiday projects @ MAKE – Link.
In MAKE volume 08: Toys and Games we have our first annual gift guide pull out, here’s a PDF sample of some of the MAKE goodies we put in this year filled with great gift ideas for the incorrigible makers and inquisitive tinkerers on your list.
Roxycraft, the maker of the cutest amigurumi patterns, also has a blog in town. Tamie Snow’s latest project is a photo tutorial on how to make this cute looking bead tree. Her pom-pom and furry trees are also super cute and could easily be glued onto the tree foam. Link.
John writes – “I put together a construction photoset of how I built an ‘iWreath’. Just the thing for a cyber Christmas this year! The best thing is that you can personalize the iWreath with your own photos by simply adding them to the Juice Box. How have a look and make use of all […]
Susan Beal of West Coast Crafty has rounded up some of the cool projects for the holidays including the free elf stitchette pattern by Hillary Lang (left) and the mirror garland by Crafty Chica’s Kathy Cano Murillo. Lots and lost more listed on her post including good gift ideas. She even gives CRAFT some props […]
Canida on Instructables has a fun post on how to use spreadsheets and gant charts to organize and cook holiday dinners for a crowd of 42. You may not have that many people in your famiy, but I love the idea of color coding not just the cooks but even the oven. Link.
