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Creating Translucent, Patterned Paper Lanterns with DIY Stamps and Oil
I learned a DIY stamp making technique from a printmaking workshop at at the Gonzales branch of the Denver Public Library ideaLABs — you...


Tinkering with Halloween: Making a Hack-o-Lantern with Paper Circuits and Automata Mechanisms
Each year the Tinkering Studio at the Exploratorium invites people to join in the process of making "hack-o-lanterns" where you are encouraged to drill, solder, carve, and augment traditional jack-o-lanterns to add a tinkering twist. I took up the invitation to "let your pumpkins glow with LEDs, copper tape, coin cell batteries, switches, and motors" to create my hack-o-lantern. I was inspired by an idea that Saman, a workshop participant in the automata tinkering workshops t


3D Printing on Fabric: Inspirations and Experiments
3D printing and fabric are two materials that I had never considered combining until I saw this tutorial from Make Magazine. 3D printed...


Mycelium as a Toy-Making Material?
When I stumbled upon Corinne Takara and her team of amazing biotinkering teens (whom you can learn more about here:...
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