Make Cool Stuff: Jedi Masters of Crowdfunding
This cantina that is the Nerdist community is packed to the stone walls with creative types—makers, crafters, programmers—and while it’s fun to make cool stuff for ourselves… more
Make Cool Stuff: Magic Numbers
Handmade Zombie Plushie made by Emily Greenhause for Jonah I had the pleasure of attending the Nerdist Podcast Live Show in DC last Friday, and I was thrilled to see… moreMake Cool Stuff: The Halloween Edition
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories continues their press for world domination with the robotic Dalek pumpkin. Halloween is the convergence of three things I love: holidays, crafts, and nerds. The internet… more
Make Cool Stuff: The Nerdist Podcast Edition!
Hi, friends! If you’ve listened to episode #126 of the podcast, you’ve learned the origin story for my column on this site. That’s right, I spent several months worth of… more
Make Cool Stuff: Pixel Arts and Crafts
What was the first piece of fine art that left a lasting impression with you? For me, it was a painting I saw at the Saint Louis Art Museum, while… more
Make Cool Stuff: Space Shuttle Edition
How lovely was Matt’s account of the STS-135 lift off, friends? I so enjoyed reading about his experience and so I thought I’d bring you a couple scale models of… moreMake Cool Stuff: Links from the GeekDad Podcast
Oh, my nerdy friends, how fantastic was the GeekDad podcast from Father’s Day? To quote our nerdy host, “ah-maze-ing!” Ken covered so many fantastic projects and I want to make… moreMake Cool Stuff: Digi-Comp II
Nerds! I’m so excited I can barely contain myself! Why? I’ve been catching up on the various feeds in my reader and finally got to reading a couple weeks worth… more
