Month: January 2011

Bollywoodbot

OK, honestly, this has little to do with MAKE or making. It’s scenes from a ridiculously over the top Terminator-like Bollywood movie. But the inventiveness of the transformations of the killer android, and the perverse humor of it all, tickled me more than I expected. A giant bowling ball made of killer droid clones? Who’d […]

How-To: Earthbag dome

How-To: Earthbag dome

Owen Geiger on Instructables writes: This earthbag dome Instructable simplifies the process and illustrates each step of construction with photos. The two critical drawings are also included here. Please refer to the complete article before asking questions. This multi-purpose dome can serve as a storage shed or cool pantry above ground, or as a rootcellar […]

How-To: Monster Valentines

As a mom, I love the idea of making Valentines with my kids for their classmates, but we tend to get a few cards in and the kids find them too complicated and want to bail. These cute monster Valentine cards from Marie of Make and Takes, though, could solve that problem. I think the […]