Tangeez: An Illuminated Building System
Imagine a building set that not only allows you to make your own creations, but changes color depending on how your put it together.
Kids & Family
How-To: DIY Donut Costume
This Halloween, make trick-or-treating extra sweet with this DIY donut costume tutorial!
Tigergate
When I was asked to make gates for the London Zoo’s tigers I couldn’t say no. Is a more glamorous commission possible?
Southern Fried Makers? Tulsa and Louisville Say Yes This Weekend!
A radio-controlled wax Colonel Sanders? Wildcrafting from cane? Find these and other amazing projects at Oklahoma and Kentucky’s first-ever Maker Faires—this weekend in Tulsa and in Louisville.
The Art of the Halloween Costume Cardboard Sword
The safest, most versatile and inexpensive way to make a costume sword is by way of foam or cardboard. Both can be easily obtained and are lightweight, but cardboard is easier to cut-out, layer with multiple designs and color with spray paint. A cardboard sword can become as over-the-top or simplistic as you want at barely any cost or time.
Behind the Scenes With Oracle Team USA
It’s been a big year for Oracle’s Larry Ellison. In June he purchased the Hawaiian island of Lanai and yesterday the mogul’s America’s Cup team battled its way back from second place to win the coveted sailing event in San Francisco Bay. This past summer during Maker Camp, we got a chance go behind the scenes with Oracle Team USA to learn about their blazingly fast catamaran and the technology that makes it fly across the water. Have a look.
Wanted: Halloween Projects, Props, and Creepy Creations
Since makers love to build their own costumes and create elaborate haunted house displays and props, Halloween is considered by many to be the maker event of the year. During Halloween week we’re going to makers getting their spook on in DIY style. If you’ve got a cool Halloween project, prop, or costume you’d like to share with the MAKE community pass it on even if it’s a work in progress.
