Creation Station: La Quinta's MakerSpace

Matcha Sugar Cookies INGREDIENTS: 2 1/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour (In our recipe we used a 1-to-1 Gluten-free flour replacement) [11 1/4 oz.] 1 teaspoon Baking Powder 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1 tablespoon (or more to taste) Unsweetened Matcha Tea Powder 2 oz. Cream Cheese , softened and segmented. 6 tablespoons unsalted Butter , melted and liquid 1 Large Egg 1 Tablespoon Milk 1/3 Cup Vegetable oil 1 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar, plus extra for doughball rolling [10 1/2 oz.] 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract Pre-Heat Oven to 350F.  Gather baking sheets and line with parchment paper. Place extra sugar for rolling (~1/3 cup) in a medium/large bowl and set aside. Combine Dry Ingredients: Add flour, salt, baking powder, Baking soda and matcha powder in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Set bowl aside. In another large bowl: Add sugar (1 1/2c) and cream cheese. Whisk and mix until combined. Pour Melted butter into the Sugar and cream cheese bowl. Whis...

Papercraft Jawa Transcript ORIGINAL DESIGN CREDIT TO AUTHOR AT CUBEECRAFT.COM William:" Hello Makers! Its star wars week at Makercraft Live! May the Fourth Be with you as we make some papercraft Jawa! I’ll be making a pair of Jawa! They will both be made from the same pattern, however one will be printed out of a standard printer and the other will be cut out of cardstock on the laser cutter we have at the Creation Station. This Pattern is a modified version of the http://www.cubeecraft.com/ basic template. I modified the pattern to work with our laser cutter, but all credit to the author at cubeecraft.com. To follow along at home you’ll need the pattern which can be found on our blogger or facebook posts associated with this video. Print the pattern out on standard printer paper! Or you can use cardstock if you know how with your printer You’ll also need a hobby knife and I’ll use a cut proof glove You’ll need Coloring supplies. Here I have...

Recipe for Chocolate Eclairs from MakerCraft LIVE! Day 1 PASTRY FILLING Ingredients 2 Cups Whole Milk 6 Egg Yolks 1/2 - 2/3 Cup Granulated Sugar (Depending on taste) 1/4 Cup Corn Starch 1 Stick (8 tbs) Unsalted Butter 1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract (or scrapings from 1 vanilla pod) * 1/8 tsp Lavender Extract Paste (Optional) 1. In a Medium sauce pan, combine milk and stick of butter.  Heat over medium-high heat while stirring constantly until the butter is melted and there is a rolling boil. 2. Remove from Heat and add Vanilla extract (or scraped beans from Vanilla pod) and sit for 15 minutes. 3. Separate 6 egg yolks into a mixing bowl and add the granulated sugar.  Whisk well until the mixture turns light yellow in appearance. 4. Next add the corn starch slowly and whisk carefully until the mixture starts to thicken.  5. Temper the egg mixture by gradually pouring some of the milk mixture 1/4 cup at a time until both mixtures are combined. 6. P...

By Michele McNeilly Thank you to everyone that watched the MakerCraft LIVE! video on making your own Infinity Fidget cube.  Supplies :  - (8) cubes (wood, plastic, etc.)       * 3/4 Inch cubes were used in the video  - Duct Tape       * Fun tape can make cube more colorful  - Scissors  - Infinity Cube Story Template Page (Optional)  - Glue or double-sided Tape (Optional for adhering story template) Directions : 1. Place your cubes in a set of two rows of (4) cubes right next to each other.  Using four pieces of duct tape, tape the cubes into four groups of (2) cubes. (2) Top-Left, (2) Top-Right, (2) Bottom Left, (2) Bottom Right 2. Turn the entire set on it's side and use one piece of duct tape to connect to middle (2) cubes together.  Repeat on other side. 3. Lay your set of cube so that the first step is laying face down on the surface.  Use two pieces of duct tape to connect...

Makerspace Live! - Pi/Arduino Blink A Transcript REFERENCES: https://raspberrypihq.com/making-a-led-blink-using-the-raspberry-pi-and-python/ Transcript:       Will:  "Hello Makers! Today on Makercraft Live we're going to make some LEDs blink! Blinking LEDs on and off is a common introductory task when learning about microcontrollers. We will be performing the same blinking LED example on both an Arduino nano and a Raspberry Pi 4 in order to show that although there are fundamental differences between these microcomputers they may also be used to produce similar results. We will also walk through the very basics of setting up a Raspberry Pi. We may occasionally venture into topics which are outside of the scope of this tutorial but we will try to keep it simple. Be sure to visit our Facebook and other social media and be sure to come in once we are again open to the public. Here's the stuff you're going to need: A Raspberry Pi: any edition ...

Hey makers! If you haven't seen our second Maker Craft Live, you can check it out now at  this link . In it, our technician Ronni shows you how to sew your very own protective face mask! This mask isn't 100% protection against viruses and disease, but it is a good tool to help limit the particles you breathe in, and also limit face touching. As long as you have a sewing machine and some scrap fabric at home, it can be very easy to make! For this project, you'll need: A sewing machine, or needle and thread  Fabric (preferably non-stretch tightly-woven cotton, and flannel. You'll need at least two layers, but if you're using a looser-weave fabric, three or more is preferred. Just make sure you can breathe through it all!) A 4-inch posable wire (pipe cleaner, floral wire, jewelry wire, or armature wire all work) Elastic or ribbon (elastic will fit more tightly and not slip off - ribbon will sanitize better in the laundry) The pattern piece for this proje...