this incredible diy project makes my jaw drop every time i see it. the talented britt of cucumbersome created these seriously fantastic tables after seeing the curator table at anthropologie. inspired by angie’s diy faux-nelson jewelry chest on d*s, britt decided to create her own, more afford...

From across the pond, Instructables user AndyGadget designed a sled (or sledge) made from pvc tubing: We have a couple of the cheap plastic sledges which are pretty fast, but not at all steerable and break easily. I wanted a sledge which was strong, steerable and fast. I chose the waste pipe to give...

Go is hard to play while traveling; the pieces slide all around, and the board is too big to maneuver, but you can play on any size board really, so instructables user Roger-X made this travel go set using cardboard, paper, and matchsticks. Holes in the board hold the matchsticks in place while play...

This might be just the thing for a robotics project cancelled on account of - "expensive". Professor Mason created a quadrature encoder by fitting a motor with 2 inexpensive hall-effect sensors and a small magnet - In this application, two sensors are attached 90 degrees out of phase around the moto...

in the past couple years we’ve received little groupings of felted rocks as gifts, and we absolutely love them. since we had recently been playing around with wool roving, we thought it would be fun to see if we could make a few ourselves. after a bit of research and experimenting here’s what we...

Dave's Coffee in Charlestown, RI, has just shared an old-school coffee roasting technique: Straight from the mountains of Ecuador, we here at Dave's Coffee recently came across a very old school way of roasting coffee beans...right on the griddle. They call it, "La Esencia." With a bad ass name like...

for february i have picked vintage jewelry as my diy material. these knobs are made from vintage enamel brooches, which i fine everywhere these days: flea markets, thrift stores, and ebay. these brooches have such a nice vintage color palette and pretty details, and i never find two alike. while i w...

these days i have a strong affinity for anything chalkboard related. it began with the vintage frame chalkboard i bought from gosia at blue bell bazaar on etsy (above, in my house), and continued with my most recent column for craft magazine about using chalkboard or magnetic paint (online here). so...

From the MAKE Flickr pool Moleskine modding is certainly alive and well these days - Flickr member SHoXCoRp made this stealthily portable drive enclosure from one of the popular note/sketchbooks - an interesting option for those who can't squeeze in any handwriting between laptop sessions - moleskin...

I decided to make a quick video of me soldering together the Plug-in Bread-Board Power Supply from the Maker Shed. This power supply makes a great addition to anyone's electronics lab. Here's why: This power supply module plugs straight into common bread boards, allowing you to cleanly and easily po...