By Noelle Corcoran One of my favorite things about the holiday season is looking for new and fun ways to get crafty with decorations. This year, I’ve decided to brighten up our holiday table with some fun and festive embroidery patterns. I’ve made some cloth napkins with them, but the possibilities are endless – from […]
I’m working on a headless costume for my 8-year-old and it’s taking up all my spare time, which is bumming me out. How can I decorate the house for our favorite spooky holiday when I have to work at the office by day and then work on the costume at night? Luckily, I saw this […]
Happy Independence Day to all of our American makers! In case you didn’t see this piece on Boing Boing, I thought I would post it here. I think it, and one of the first comments it received, speak volumes about this amazing experiment we call the United States of America. Hyperspectral images of a draft […]
There is still time to whip up a batch of deliciousness for the holiday. Especially if you cleverly tweak a cake mix recipe with some sour cream and lemon juice! The trick when decorating these festive Fireworks Cupcakes is to hold back on the frosting to allow the colorful cakes to show. Easy, fun, and […]
Project from Popular Mechanics 1954, a blueprint lampshade Happy Father’s Day to all of the dads out there. We hope you’re having a fun day of paternal celebration. In honor of dads, here are a few excerpts from the reminiscences posted to the topic for our Leatherman Super 300 giveaway. There are a lot of […]
The RUB Chopper, made by Orange County Chopper, for RUB in NYC. We hope our readers in the States are having a wonderful day with family and friends, celebrating Memorial Day (and thinking about all of those who’ve come before us and made our lives possible through their sacrifices). If you’re doing some chillin’ and […]
I came across Cap’n Ron’s lamb made of butter shavings the other day, and I find it really endearing. According to Wikipedia, it is a Polish Catholic tradition to make a lamb out of butter for Easter. Which got me curious about other interesting traditional Easter foods out there. Of course there are Easter eggs, […]
