Fred Rogers had the remarkable ability to communicate with with children in a way that was simultaneously respectful and entertaining. Watch this lovely 1967 documentary about Mister Rogers called “Creative Person: Fred Rogers” to see him at work. Also check out the Pittsburgh statue of him that got a yarnbombed cardigan from a crafty fan.
Niamh from StitchPunk takes sewing to a whole new level of hilarity with her sewing machine shaming meme!
How often do you see a magician building his own monkeybot assistant using cork, wire, and an Arduino? That’s Mario the Magician, and after receiving rave reviews, filmmaker Kal Toth is looking for funding to take his short (11-minute) film about Mario and turn it into a feature-length documentary.
Create realistic and cute little cactus and succulent cupcakes for your next shindig! Baker and DIY maker Alana Jones-Mann shows you how in this helpful tutorial.
Here at MAKE we have decided to transform the Your Comments column into Your Projects. We love hearing what you have to say, but also love seeing what you’re making! These projects from our readers come from the MAKE Google+ Community and beyond.
ShopBot launched a Kickstarter campaign for its much anticipated Handibot and pre-orders for the mini CNC devices are moving fast. The company sold the 10, $1,995 early bird specials within the first hours of its campaign. As of this writing ShopBot had raised $25,000 of its $125,000 campaign.
This is a guest post by Adam Ellsworth, part of the 8-Bit Lit team, makers who had a great idea (videogame inspired lamp), found traction on Etsy with it, and are now taking it to the next level via crowdfunding.
