Broken necklace that had a new life

This necklace was one of my favorite necklaces but unfortunately I left it in a packet of my hoodie and washed it. The blue crystals that were inside of the necklace washed away left me with perfect mold for an epoxy project. So I…

Shark Sword

During a few maker space periods, I have come to make a sword. Starting off with helping a friend complete their sword to complete mine later on. I cut out a wood piece, the perfect size for my liking, later to be lost in…

Epoxy chess pieces

For my Makerspace project I worked with Ben. We made epoxy chess pieces, first we got the molds for the chess pieces. Then we filled them up with water to get the volume and see how much epoxy we would have to mix. We…

Dollhouse Table

Black Walnut Table

This quarter I helped cut a 2×9 plank of black walnut wood. One half of it had a natural curve that would look good as a table, but the other side was straight. We wanted to cut the plank in half, to make a…

Fish Tank Project

We’ve mostly done research for this project so far. Just looking at what to buy for making a fish tank and researching strategies to make a self-sustaining fish tank. We tested some water in a fish tank to check if it would leak we…

Fish tank assistance

During the first quarter I worked in a group with Amelia and Mary to build a fish tank. I helped move equipment, and harvested water from a nearby pond for algae and microorganisms. We plan to assemble the fish tank later this year and…

First Crochet Project

For this quarter I chose to continue working on a crochet project I started during the end of the summer. I used a amigurumi crochet pattern that I was able to download. However, it was written for intermediate crocheters, and used terms that I…

Making a mini model ecosystem

I used the laser printer to make a bunch of shapes that are all precisely the same size. Those shapes are then glued together to create a custom box the perfect size for this project. It will eventually hold things like sand and epoxy…