Crazy concept, right? Not really, just common sense. Of all the makers I’ve spoken to and interviewed in the past, most say that as children they learned through the insatiable desire to take things apart. In the current issue of MAKE, Volume 23, we profiled young Michigan maker Andrew Archer. At Maker Faire Detroit, I […]
Over at CRAFT, Susan Beal whipped up these fantastic back to school mini chalkboards: My daughter Pearl loves drawing with chalk, and when we were planning her second birthday party, I thought mini chalkboards would be the perfect toddler-friendly favor! My friend Ryan teamed up with me on the project and beautifully cut and prepared […]
I’m continuously amazed by all the things you can refashion from a pair of denim jeans! Take a look at Journey Into Unschooling’s post where she made her son a Nerf Vest from a pair of his outgrown jeans. The original pants pockets hold handfuls of darts and she added various straps so he could […]
Make little mini chalk boards as party favors or just for fun.
New school books will look a whole lot cooler with these robot book labels and kawaii book labels by Joy of Creative Mama.
Betz White shares a quick tutorial for making a handy storage pocket for the top bunk of a set of bunk beds. I came up with an idea to make a long row of pockets that would hang from the railing on the top bunk. That way he could stash just a few stuffed animals […]
Darrel Anderson of Bon Accord, AB, merged a couple of unused bikes into a cargo bike — except instead of a cargo platform, he has included two child car seats so he can bring the kids along. The bike is amazingly stable. I took a guess and made the rear steering arm a bit longer […]
