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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.

Check out the lastest issue of CRAFT Magazine, volume 7 -- the Shoe issue -- on newsstands now!

An evening at Maker Faire - NYC event

Bob Thompson bypasses the DEA restrictions and shows you how to make iodine with Phil Torrone.

Make a classic optics toy from an old CD case.

We met up with John and Jimmie at Ignite Boston. Both of them are working on very cool projects with Arduino. You can check out John's work at http://www.luciani.org/ and Jimmie's projects at http://www.jimmieprodgers.com/

Bay Area Maker Faire in San Mateo, May 2008

People from all over the world came to experience the fun and excitement at this years Maker Faire in California. Here are some of the experimental music groups we heard.

Keep an eye-out for Make Vol. 14, which has a special section on optics. You'll learn how to make an inexpensive but powerful digital microscope that will allow you to display bacteria colonies on a video monitor, a vintage-looking opaque projector that can display artwork from books onto a wall, a model of a crazy-angled room that makes things appear to change size, and a cool kaleidoscope. Also in the issue, we'll show you how to build the following: a mesmerizing taffy pulling machine, a remote control dune buggy with a built in video camera, a dollar-store parabolic microphone, and many more fun and fascinating projects. makezine.com/14/ Use code CMAKE and get $5 off the subscription price! (USA) readerservices.makezine.com/MK/Subnew.aspx?pc=mk&pk=C...

Learn how to make straw flowers on vintage flower looms with Cathy Callahan of Cathy of California.

Robots! Robots! People from all over the world came to experience the fun and excitement at this years Maker Faire in California. Here is just some of the amazing robot action we encountered.

This years Maker Faire in California had it's share of really cool riding machines. Here's a brief look at some of them with their "Makers".

Projects include: Luggage that plays music, wheelchair that paints, a bot that judges your circles, a projected pinball game, pulling music, motorized dish parts, pneumatic pants, body controlled video, speaker symphony, simon stabs, moving blocks, draw bot, marble magnet madness, water music, interactive dolls, art bots, light controlled art and music slippers.

As featured in the latest issue of CRAFT:07, learn how to build your own roller skates from skates.com.

Check out all the fun and excitement at this year's Maker Faire in San Mateo, California. People from all over the world came to experience this amazing event. Take a look at some of the highlights and make plans to attend the next Maker Faire.