Category Archives: DIY

Gulf Coast MakerCon 2016 Program Now Online!

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Theresa Willingham

Our 2016 Gulf Coast MakerCon event program is now available for your browsing – and downloading – pleasure! See the event layout, and check out our great list of exhibitors by booth number in the program or in this separate … Continue reading →

Posted in Contests, Cosplay, Costuming, DIY, Drones, Gaming, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, Heritage, inventors, jewelry, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Makerspace, Robotics, steampunk, Upcycling, Young Makers | Tagged 3D printing, cosplay, Deconstruction Zone, Electrathon, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast MakerCon program, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, inventors, MakerCon, makers festival, Young Makers

Meet the Maker: Rocket Burns

Posted on April 6, 2016 by mimishellaolcom

Here at Gulf Coast MakerCon, we get excited about all of our makers… but we really get fired up about our amazing youth makers!! It is our pleasure to introduce you to a wonderful, intelligent and inspiring young man, Rocket … Continue reading →

Posted in 3d printing, DIY, Education, Electronics, Gaming, Gulf Coast MakerCon, inventors, Makers, Mentoring, Robotics, Science, STEM, Young Makers | Tagged 3D printing, Gulf Coast MakerCon, inventors, Rocket Burns, Rocket3D, Young Makers

Meet the Makers: Upcycled Studio

Posted on April 5, 2016 by mimishellaolcom

Ken and Diana Swallow are a husband and wife creative team who combine their artistic talents in Upcycled Studio. We first met them in 2013, when they came out to our then Mini Maker Faire, in Pasco. We’ve grown a lot since then, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, DIY, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, steampunk, Upcycling | Tagged Blue Poppy Gallery, Diana and Ken Swallow, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Kenbots, MakerCon, Makers, makers festival, SciFi, Upcycled Studio, Upcycling

Meet the Young Makers of Benito Library and Makerspace – BLAM!

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Theresa Willingham

We’re happy to have the Young Makers of Benito Library and Makerspace – BLAM! – joining us again at Gulf Coast MakerCon April 9. Now in their 2nd year, the Benito Library Makerspace program is big and active, averaging 40-60 … Continue reading →

Posted in 3d printing, DIY, Education, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Makerspace, STEM, Young Makers | Tagged Benito Makerspace, Benito Middle School, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, makers festival, Sundi Pierce, Young Makers

Meet the Makers: ASME@USF

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Theresa Willingham

One of our new Maker groups this year is ASME@USF . A student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) based at the University of South Florida, ASME@USF is a nonprofit organization for engineers, typically mechanical engineering students, to … Continue reading →

Posted in DIY, Education, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival, Mechanics, Robotics, STEM | Tagged American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME@USF, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, hovercraft, Katie Hart, makers festival, Mechanical Engineering, Student Design Competition, University of South Florida

Meet the Maker: FreeFab 3D

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Theresa Willingham

Our friends at FreeFab 3D having been participating in Gulf Coast MakerCon since the beginning and we’re very happy to welcome them back for our 5th annual MakerCon event this year! FreeFab 3D is a notable not just for being … Continue reading →