The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
MAKE pal Steve Lodefink posted the details on a couple of kid parties he’s thrown centered on building and flying soda bottle rockets. When my son was little, he really wanted to have an Estes rocket party, but we thought it was probably too dangerous for 6-7 year old kids (even with close supervision). Doing […]
Here’s a surprisingly simple way of sculpting effectively ghastly-looking gashes and scars using bubblegum as the base. [And I don’t know what’s ickier, the faux gash or having to look at a close-up of this guy’s foot. But maybe that’s just me.] Scars With Bubblegum – [via] Link
Photo credit: TÅm One of my favorite place to go get weird hardware and materials is closing on December 21st. If you’ve never been, you better go while the getting is good! – Link
Where I live, I won’t be needing a scarf anytime soon, but if you’re fortunate enough to live where it’s starting to get a bit cold, warm up with a strip of marbled fat. One that’s made out of yarn, that is. Plus ten points for wearing it with vegetarian irony. [via] Link.
We’ve been looking over the pictures submitted to our Flickr DIY Halloween group and we must say we are pretty impressed with what we see. For example, these Squidcakes: Don’t they look yummy? But Halloween is, of course, not just about food. It’s also about scaring the heck out of people. Which is why we […]
Sally Shim shares a simple yet sweet linen leaf mobile she’s stitched up to give her home an Autumnal makeover. What a great project for a rainy day. Link.
Don’t forget Tuesday night Oct 2nd, is the book launch party for Craft, Inc. by Meg Mateo Ilasco. The party’s at 111 Minna from 6-9pm. Hope to see the Bay Area crafters all there!
