How-To: Repair Christmas Lights
The low-down on Christmas tree lights and how to fix them.
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Wiimote-styled storage cabinet
Lovely Wii storage cabinet spotted on Wii Fanboy. DIY: Big Wiimote cabinet – Link
Download and laser cut your own Christmas decorations
Ben writes – I have uploaded my own crimbo tree and reindeer designs for all you people to have. I have 3 different type of Christmas trees, and my own ‘wonkey’ and cute reindeer. The legs may need a little bit of reinforcement, but mine are standing fine. I got this idea from the overpriced […]
Books for Makers – A gift guide of lost arts and new tech
This year we have a lot of new books from MAKE – each of our new books are from the team that brings you MAKE, CRAFT & HACKS – in addition to our new books we’ve searched the world for the most talented authors & publishers out there that have books in the world of […]
Plastic Bag Tiaras
Treehugger points to these tiaras made from supermarket plastic bags by Glovedup in London. From the site: If you need a tiara for your next eco ball or costume party, here’s the answer. These tiaras are modeled after historical Russian and English designs and modernised for today’s glamorous world. They are made out of red, […]
Open Source Hardware Gift Guide
It’s been a year since our last open source gift guide – this year there is so much going on in the world of MAKE, open source, and beyond that we have a series of gift guides for this holiday season. The first one is our open source hardware gift guide – these are physical […]
Felt Club Tour with Carla from CRAFT
BoingBoingTV was on-site at Felt Club’s XL Holiday event on November 18, and filmed this fun episode with Carla Sinclair from CRAFT serving as a tourguide. Check it out and see what you missed–or relive the fun memories if you did attend!. (Oh and in the freezeframe above, she’s holding a piece of magnetic bacon […]