Making For The Holidays
As I write this post, it’s snowing outside and I’ve actually had to turn on my heat for the first time since last winter. You know what that means: the holidays are coming up fast.
One of the things I … Read more >
Easy things to upcycle
I’ve been hearing a lot about upcycling in recent months. As someone who hates the thought of contributing unnecessarily to landfills, and also as someone who loves free things, the idea of repurposing stuff that I would otherwise be throwing … Read more >
Make It @ Your Library: A New Resource
This week’s guest post is from Katy Hite of the team behind Make It @ Your Library, a new online resource launched to help librarians interested in the world of making. Read on to learn more about what Make It … Read more >
Why some technology (or maker!) projects succeed and others don’t
Today I want to talk about technology implementations and why they succeed (or not), because let’s face it–we’ve all read those articles about makerspaces in schools, and we’ve all drooled over the really cool-looking spaces with their laser cutters and … Read more >
Happy Halloween!
Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays of the year. As a kid, it was obviously for the candy and because I loved dressing up. I haven’t been able to dress up the last few years because of … Read more >
The fear of breaking things
In the time since I left you to ponder the etymology of anions and cations, and how that relates to anodes and cathodes, I have continued working my way through The Arduino Projects Book. I built myself a simple … Read more >