Maker Valentine’s Gifts
When it comes to choosing a Valentine’s gift for your partner, nothing beats a gift made with your own two hands. Sure you could go out and buy flowers and chocolates as many other partners will, but handmade gifts really …
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DIY Homemade Holiday Gifts
Shopping for gifts can be a stressful thing. As you’re walking around the mall, these questions are circulating through your mind: Does this person already own this item? Would they like this? Do they watch this show/movie? I can’t remember… …
Maker Design Challenge Prompts
Even the best of makers will hit a creative slump every once in a while. Maybe it’s after you finish up a huge bucket-list project or between a few smaller projects you have lined up. Whatever it may be, it …
The Kit Car: DIY Vehicles
A kit car sounds like a toy a child might build- a premade kit of supplies to make a model car. To be fair, the truth isn’t that different. It’s still a car that’s assembled from the parts supplied. The …
Woodworking: An Interview with Johnathan Moran
Woodworking, alongside many other crafts, has been enjoying a revival in recent years. Part of it is because more people are looking into unique hobbies or pastimes, thanks to the Maker Movement. For some, however, it’s their livelihood. Johnathan Moran …
Making Beautiful Music…Maker-Style
We hear so many great stories about how musicians were inspired to write songs. Paul McCartney wrote “Let it Be” after seeing his mother in a dream. Bret Michaels wrote “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” after talking to his girlfriend …
Urban Agriculture: The Farm of the Future?
Living in the city can limit your access to fresh food. Due to the lack of gardens or farmland, produce must be brought in from outside sources. This raises prices, thus preventing some from being able to afford it. With …
Maker Movement Valentine’s Day Dates
Valentine’s Day is here! This year, instead of the same old dinner and a movie, why not try creating a more unique date…literally? Embrace the maker movement by crafting or building something with your loved one and you’ll not only …
Kickstarter and the Maker Movement
At the dawn of the millennium, DIY was all the rage. While it had been around for decades at that point, as early as the start of the 1900s, it was taking over a substantial market and weaving its way …