Dale Dougherty and Bill Gurstelle of Make Magazine visit the Punkin Chunkin World Championships in Millsboro, Delaware. In part two, we listen to a couple of centrifugal throwers: Bad to the Bone and JD Lazarus. Then we meet one of the Yankees behind Yankee Siege, Steve Seigars, a dentist from New Hampshire whose team has […]
Bbum writes in with the nitty gritty of turkey harvesting from a turkey farmer – “I reserved a turkey with a rather awesome local poultry farmer, Paul Hain, earlier in the season. He raised the turkeys in his walnut orchard. Completely organic. The turkey needed to be picked up at farm on the weekend before […]
Autumn Crochet Pattern Set by Purl (Amy Gaines) http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5015712 By Arwen O’Reilly Purl’s fabulous autumn crochet patterns put a smile right on my face (I love the turkey, and I really love the pumpkin pie with whipped cream on top!) and get my fingers twitching to make. The pattern works in a simple spiral, so […]
Here’s a useful Excel sheet you can use to calculate how much stuff you’ll need to buy for Thanksgiving… Spacejockey writes – “Shopping calculator that will present a complete Thanksgiving shopping list, and how much to cook of each menu item, after just entering a few variables.” – Link. I happen to have Excel on […]
OK makers, here are some turkey fryer kits, how-tos, safety tips, and all around do-it-yourself projects, recipes, and more for Thanksgiving… First up, Instructables has a how-to on frying a turkey. Check out the comments and cautions for lots of good advices/tips – Link. And if you’re planning on sharing any recipes, DIYs, how-tos or […]
Cross stitch your holiday gifts with cool Subversive Cross Stitch goods from Julie Jackson. You can make these super cool cross stitch snowglobes (yes, snowglobes!) Link. Cross Stitch Kits like Whatever, so you can really express yourself. Link. For a year of fun-filled cross-stich, the 2007 Subversive Cross Stitch Wall Calendar. Link. Get the Subversive […]
Little House in the Big Woods Apron by Goldengreenbird http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5012606 By Arwen O’Reilly I love the classic materials, mischievous style, and gorgeous detail of Golden Green Bird’s aprons. Made from linen, quilting fabric, and handmade crocheted lace, the aprons are all named after books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. While some could almost be straight from […]
