Here is the ultimate sports fan item...a Flashing LED Fan Sign!

Sonya Nimri of sonyastyle.com shows you how to make a quick and easy cake stand.

Shoot rings of air across a room as we make two different types of Vortex Cannons!

In this video I walk through the process of making rings out of clear polyester resin, a type of moldable plastic. I show you everything from mold-making to embedments. I used this same technique to make my RFID rings, which are clear plastic containing unique microchips useful for electronics projects where you want to identify a specific person wearing one. Thanks to Townsend Atelier for the sample of Knead-a-Mold, a welcomed (and much easier to work with) alternative to pourable silicone for mold-making.

Mod a flatbed scanner to take photos that decontruct time and motion with wild results!

The good old Zip Drive introduced by Iomega in late 1994 served it's purpose as a medium-capacity removable disk storage system until obsolescence kicked in as it was replaced by flash drives as well as rewritable CDs and DVDs. Here are a few things you can do to give new life to that outdated drive.

Sonya Nimri of sonyastyle.com shows you how to take a beaded pearl necklace and refashion it into a cute headband.

Have you ever broken the sound barrier? It's easier than you think. You just need a good bullwhip, which converts arm movement into supersonic speed and triggers a sonic boom called a whip crack.

Build a powerful pocket amplifier for your headphones and put it in a "curiously strong" minty case.

Montage of the Windmill Building Challenge

Learn how to weave with Travis Meinolf who's featured on the cover of CRAFT: 08, the Weaving issue.

Shoot streams of toilet paper in midair with this ultimate TP machine.

Make your own backyard biodiesel. It's easy to make a small batch that will work in any diesel engine. You won't need any special equipment--an old juice bottle will serve as the "reactor" vessel--and on such a small scale, you can quickly refine your technique and perform further experiments.

Preview the lastest issue of CRAFT: 08, the Weaving issue on newsstands now!

Rig an onboard camera like the cops and NASCAR, for 15 bucks. From Make Volume 13.

We recently got a chance to visit the Hello Lucky letter press studios and got a tour with Eunice and Shauna.

Dig out that vintage AM/FM radio and modify it so you can pick up air traffic control communications

Ignite NYC soldering competion

Reuse a crashed hard drive or two for a set of wind chimes. Easy to make and sound great.

Check out the latest in sewing computer technology with Vivian of Singer Sewing Company as she gives us a demo on how to embroidery with the Singer Futura Embroidery Machine.

Get suprisingly good sound from disposable picnicware with this easy to make and inexpensive Styrofoam Plate Speaker project.

Dreams in High Fidelity - MAKE magazine

Create a nightime chorus of insect sounds by modifying a solar yard light

Robert Bruce Thompson, author of Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments, spoke at the 2008 Bay Area Maker Faire on the demise of the chemistry set. Check out the book to learn how to roll your own!

We are excited to announce a new book from CRAFT -- Fashioning Technology: A DIY Intro into Smart Crafting by Syuzi Pakhchyan, is available starting today. Watch this special CRAFT Video Podcast and get a preview with Syuzi herself as she takes you through some of the fun projects!

Turn a video camera into a lensless miscroscope and record what you see! Fun and easy project. From Make Volume 14.

Thomas Maiorana of Boot y Amor follows up to his CRAFT: 07 article with tips on how to make your own shoes.

Here's a an easy to make, dollar store DIY spy microphone that lets you listen from afar and bring the sounds up close

CRAFT's Becky Stern shows you how to add a gusseted paper pocket to inside back cover of the Maker's Notebook, a sketch/notebook for makers and crafters.