The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Kevin Kelly published a tutorial on making your own carbonated beverages by Alastair Ong. In this really terrific tutorial he writes, “I drink a lot of seltzer. So much that my fiancee says I couldn’t survive without bubbles in my water. After trying a SodaClub home soda maker (picture above right) and realizing it would […]
L.A.’s hometown treasure Charles Phoenix–a retro-obsessed “histotainer” known for his irreverent and hilarious slideshow performances–has an amazing new show coming up that’s sure to be of interest to all you crafty types out there. Bob Baker: This is Your Life is a “colorful tribute to the world’s greatest puppeteer…and puppet show extravaganza”. If you don’t […]
Social biking with Fossil Fool and the Juice Pedaler.
I remember the very first moment I rode a bicycle. I was at Uncle Dave’s place out “in the bush.” He wasn’t a real uncle, but rather one of those family friends who becomes a default uncle by giving freely of his time and lessons on life.
Known for their ingenious reusing and wasting not, the Chinese make very effective cooking fuel briquettes from waste cellulose and carbon materials, using local clay as a binder. The briquettes are cylindrical with air passages through them.
I love this project from Martha Stewart that shows you how you can transform an old fashioned Mason jar into a portable sewng kit complete with pincushion on top! Link.
Oskay posted up a creepy cool moon eclipse photo in the MAKE Flickr photo pool! He writes – From our driveway, in light-polluted Sunnyvale CA, you can still see the moon glow. Eclipse – Link. Related: Total lunar eclipse – August 28, 2007 – Link.
