The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
J. Eric Townsend of Dorkbot Pittsburgh writes: Join us at brillobox (Thursday 18 October, 7:30-9:30) for this month’s dorkbot pittsburgh. Our speakers will be: – Lori Hepner: Lori is an interdisciplinary artist whose work focuses on aspects of coding through spoken and computer language in digital culture. Ambiguous visual representations of binary code are used […]
The Maker Faire caravan passes by Jack Sparx’s (a.k.a. John Dyer’s) mad scientist’s lair to pick up a cache of high-voltage toys to truck to Austin. Ah… the techno-carny life. Jack Sparx 2K7 takes his toys to Austin! – Link
Here’s an idea for your haunted house: paint the walls with laundry detergent! Invisible under regular light, this technique could be used to make a normal room super spooky by switching to blacklight. And it washes off. – Link. DIY HALLOWEEN from MAKE & CRAFT! It’s here!! DIY HALLOWEEN 2007 from the editors of MAKE […]
Alexander Reh has made this chair, furnished with 400 12 gauge shotgun shells. – [via] Link.
Just be amazed when you see the before photos how Amy’s cabinets at Day-Lab DIY looked in the before photos. In her painting tutorial she spills all her painting secrets and step-by-step process, so you can achieve this look too. [ via ] Link.
I love these Halloween costumes for kids by Martha Stewart that can easily be made by getting supplies at the local supermarket. There’s also more ideas in the Halloween section on the site as well as in the Martha Stewart Halloween issue on newsstands. Link.
If you’re in L.A. tonight, be sure to stop by Reform School between 7-10pm for the Ryan Jacob Smith opening, Be Prepared. From the website: …We are proudly featuring the work of Mr. Ryan Jacob Smith from Portland, Oregon. Ryan is also one of our Student(s) of the month (check out his hand-screened tees). The […]
