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Multipurpose balls

Amandine Thomas · May 16, 2013

There are four reasons why you might be interested in this week's MAKE: - Like me, you have a tendency to bite your finger nails when you get stressed. E...

Natasha Theoharous · May 9, 2013

Cats!* We know them as those aloof, furry bastards who piss in your fruit bowl, listen to no man, and do whatever the hell they please. Right? These creature...

Waterfall braid

Amandine Thomas · May 1, 2013

Last year I went to one of my friend Theresa's braiding workshops. It was still summer and we were outside, sitting around her while she dispensed her kn...

Sam West and Sarah Booth · April 24, 2013

Disclaimer: We blatantly stole this idea from my friend Liam. Liam personalised an old Guess Who? set with a bunch of our friends’ faces and gave it to his...

Weaving shopping bag baskets

Sarah Booth and Amandine Thomas · April 18, 2013

Since Planet Luxe's Toni Lawler showed us how to make baskets from plastic shopping bags I've become a hound for those elusive, gem-coloured numbers....

DIY magazine necklace

Amandine Thomas · April 11, 2013

My mum taught me a lot of useful skills: How to manage insubordinate curly hair; how to make play dough with salt, flour and water; how to accurately imitate...

DIY pop-up cards

Amandine Thomas · April 4, 2013

As a kid, I was always quite amazed by pop-up cards, even the ugly birthday ones with a puppy wearing a bow tie. I remember opening and closing them in wonde...

Chris Harrigan and Kate Mosh · March 21, 2013

Mahjong - AKA that weird amalgam of poker and dominos to those not yet in the know (AKA you until you started reading this article) - is a game of such fever...

Most Beautiful Books Australia and New Zealand, subm...

Natasha Theoharous · February 27, 2013

I may stand alone here, but I think there's nothing more sensuous than a well-designed book. As with most of the foiner things in life, it's all in t...

VIDEO - The Making Of: Edible weeds

Us · January 30, 2013

In Episode 6 of 'The Making Of' Toby and Oscar go on a culinary journey into the weed world. Surprisingly, Milk Thistle can be used in pasta and Dand...

Lavender Bee Balm

Sam West · January 26, 2013

My girlfriend is often grossed out by my chapped lips. Sometimes I lean in to kiss her and she recoils like I’m a psoriasis-ridden vagrant. It’s demoralising...

Solar Powered Oven

Toby Fehily · January 21, 2013

To bake cookies on the go with nothing but the power of the sun, you'll need to eat pizza first. The knocks of this life are hard indeed. Then, with the ...

8 Point Woven Star

Marissa Shirbin · January 17, 2013

Maryann Talia Pau is a Pacific Island weaver. Aside from making jewellery and art, she's a co-founder of the Pacific Women’s Weaving Circle (which, as yo...

VIDEO - The Making Of: Double Dutch

Us · January 16, 2013

In Episode 5 of 'The Making Of' coach Joe explains the basics behind every skipper's Achilles' heel: the Double Dutch.

VIDEO - The Making Of: Russian stove

Us · December 20, 2012

In Episode 4 of 'The Making Of' Bob and Alex take chainsaw to log and create a Russian stove.

Hayley Morgan · December 14, 2012

“Hey twinkle toes!” That's what everyone is going to say to you once you complete this MAKE. The galaxy print is a fairly relaxed craft, and ...

DIY carrick bend coaster

· December 11, 2012

Here’s a piece of advice I was given by a certified Young and Capable Grown Up™ recently: if you can respect your furniture, you can respect yourself. A good...

VIDEO - The Making Of: Shitty raft

Us · December 6, 2012

In Episode 3 of 'The Making Of' Sam and Kiloran demonstrate how to make a raft out of crates and polystyrene. You might remember Sam wrote about how ...

DIY Braided Top

Hayley Morgan · December 4, 2012

The pressure to bare midriff can be a little bit heavy for some. But here we have a solution: an illusion! Tiny bits of tummy peeping out through knotted fab...

Gelatine Printing

Natasha Theoharous · November 30, 2012

Gelatine, ha, what is it good for? A few things, actually: making use of the hide and bones left over from meat and leather production, abominations like the...

Toby Fehily · November 29, 2012

Granted, worms are disgusting and awful. If there were truly any justice in this world, someone would have issued a recall or at the very least an apology fo...

VIDEO - The Making Of: Acid tie-dyed stockings

Us · November 28, 2012

In Episode 2 of ‘The Making Of’ Sarah and Ricey explain how to tie-dye nylon stockings. You might remember Natasha wrote about how to do this once before. ...

Sarah Booth · November 21, 2012

Far from a simple grade 4 science experiment, changing the colour of flowers with food dye is more akin to the liminal space where science and art come toget...

Junior Johnstons Hall Pass Scholarship

Us · November 19, 2012

Hugo Atkins and the team at Magic Johnston cultural complex have opened applications for the first Junior Johnstons Hall Pass Scholarship. The winner of whic...

VIDEO - The Making Of: Glasses from bottles

Us · November 15, 2012

In Episode 1 of ‘The Making Of’ Sam and Pork Chop explain how to turn those bottles that you bring home every night to take the pain away into drinking glass...

Liquid Lighting

Marissa Shirbin · November 15, 2012

Liquid lighting is a sort of psychedelic light show which was popular back in the '60s and '70s. All you do is take my primary school teacher Ms Smit...

Hayley Morgan · November 13, 2012

Usually you'd go looking for lucid rainbows in the centre of a cone piece, or deep in the pores of blotting paper. But from this moment on, thanks to nai...

General Assembly nominations nearly closed

· November 13, 2012

Tue Nov 13, 9:30am. We all know a good Data Scientist or Growth Hacker right? Well now we can reward them, and loads of other smart people. The Thousands are...