Steph Piper
@sjpiper145.bsky.social
She/her, Creative Technologist, Author of Skill Seeker, Designer of Electronics kits, Australian / Website: http://makerqueen.com.au
Store: http://makerqueenau.etsy.com
Store: http://makerqueenau.etsy.com
Huge thanks to the talented folks who contributed to the Skill Trees Project this month, with topics including Speedcubing, Single Board Computing (Raspberry Pi), Microcontroller (STM32, Facial Expressions and Tone of Voice Skill Trees.
November 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Huge thanks to the talented folks who contributed to the Skill Trees Project this month, with topics including Speedcubing, Single Board Computing (Raspberry Pi), Microcontroller (STM32, Facial Expressions and Tone of Voice Skill Trees.
Here's my top 3 projects that levelled up my skills!
October 25, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Here's my top 3 projects that levelled up my skills!
It's been a huge effort, but my new kids book, Skill Seeker Young Maker Edition is coming out soon - Perfect for holiday activities! I'm so happy with how it's turned out and excited for kids to enjoy these. Available in mid November ready for Christmas.
October 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
It's been a huge effort, but my new kids book, Skill Seeker Young Maker Edition is coming out soon - Perfect for holiday activities! I'm so happy with how it's turned out and excited for kids to enjoy these. Available in mid November ready for Christmas.
Interested in becoming a Book Beta Tester?
Skill Seeker: Young Maker Edition is suitable for 8-12 year olds, and covers 12 maker skill areas. Kids will be able to color in sections to show their growth over time.
Sign up to be notified of beta testing here: www.makerqueen.com.au/beta-testers
Skill Seeker: Young Maker Edition is suitable for 8-12 year olds, and covers 12 maker skill areas. Kids will be able to color in sections to show their growth over time.
Sign up to be notified of beta testing here: www.makerqueen.com.au/beta-testers
June 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Interested in becoming a Book Beta Tester?
Skill Seeker: Young Maker Edition is suitable for 8-12 year olds, and covers 12 maker skill areas. Kids will be able to color in sections to show their growth over time.
Sign up to be notified of beta testing here: www.makerqueen.com.au/beta-testers
Skill Seeker: Young Maker Edition is suitable for 8-12 year olds, and covers 12 maker skill areas. Kids will be able to color in sections to show their growth over time.
Sign up to be notified of beta testing here: www.makerqueen.com.au/beta-testers
Another great project made in the UniSQ Library Makerspace. I love how this turned out, and a great sustainable, low cost, fun project! #makerspace #cardboard #pepakura #geodesicdome
June 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Another great project made in the UniSQ Library Makerspace. I love how this turned out, and a great sustainable, low cost, fun project! #makerspace #cardboard #pepakura #geodesicdome
The Library Makerspace 3D printed goose made a new friend at the UniSQ Expo today! (Tawny Frogmouth Owl, native to Australia)
June 4, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The Library Makerspace 3D printed goose made a new friend at the UniSQ Expo today! (Tawny Frogmouth Owl, native to Australia)
If you're trying to learn Embedded I love the Skill Tree made by @embeddedfm.bsky.social . Color in the boxes of anything you've already done to see your skill level and identify skill gaps. Free on the skill trees project: github.com/sjpiper145/M...
May 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
If you're trying to learn Embedded I love the Skill Tree made by @embeddedfm.bsky.social . Color in the boxes of anything you've already done to see your skill level and identify skill gaps. Free on the skill trees project: github.com/sjpiper145/M...
Disappointed this isn't real yet? You might love my Skill Seeker book - an off screen way of tracking these maker skills by colouring in the boxes, finding your scores and visualising them in a video game dashboard just like this one. Available through most major stockists!
May 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Disappointed this isn't real yet? You might love my Skill Seeker book - an off screen way of tracking these maker skills by colouring in the boxes, finding your scores and visualising them in a video game dashboard just like this one. Available through most major stockists!
Ever wanted to be able to track your skills like a video game? I now have commercial licences available for software developers to build apps like this. Make it easy for users to level up their skills, build a portfolio and gamify their learning. Check it out here: github.com/sjpiper145/M...
May 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Ever wanted to be able to track your skills like a video game? I now have commercial licences available for software developers to build apps like this. Make it easy for users to level up their skills, build a portfolio and gamify their learning. Check it out here: github.com/sjpiper145/M...
Time to grab a bargain right in time for the Easter Holidays - This weekend only!
makerqueenau.etsy.com
makerqueenau.etsy.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Time to grab a bargain right in time for the Easter Holidays - This weekend only!
makerqueenau.etsy.com
makerqueenau.etsy.com
Today I'm reflecting on my goals with my Skill Seeker Book. By coloring in the boxes of everything I've already done in these skill trees, I can track my skill levels.
It's made me realise that I want to diversify my projects away from 3D printing and into more laser cutting and CNC projects.
It's made me realise that I want to diversify my projects away from 3D printing and into more laser cutting and CNC projects.
March 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Today I'm reflecting on my goals with my Skill Seeker Book. By coloring in the boxes of everything I've already done in these skill trees, I can track my skill levels.
It's made me realise that I want to diversify my projects away from 3D printing and into more laser cutting and CNC projects.
It's made me realise that I want to diversify my projects away from 3D printing and into more laser cutting and CNC projects.
I've created a new soldering kit design for library makerspace students to get inducted on the electronics bench. Needed a larger design to avoid coin cell batteries. A few things to fix but really happy with how this one turned out!
March 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I've created a new soldering kit design for library makerspace students to get inducted on the electronics bench. Needed a larger design to avoid coin cell batteries. A few things to fix but really happy with how this one turned out!
Huge thanks to Dave Drodge for submitting the 'Try AI' skill tree, just colour in the boxes of anything you've already done to identify skill gaps and get inspired to try new things.
Visit the growing repository of templates up on Github to grab a free copy!
github.com/sjpiper145/M...
Visit the growing repository of templates up on Github to grab a free copy!
github.com/sjpiper145/M...
March 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Huge thanks to Dave Drodge for submitting the 'Try AI' skill tree, just colour in the boxes of anything you've already done to identify skill gaps and get inspired to try new things.
Visit the growing repository of templates up on Github to grab a free copy!
github.com/sjpiper145/M...
Visit the growing repository of templates up on Github to grab a free copy!
github.com/sjpiper145/M...
New achievement stickers are now available! Excited that these have arrived and I had a great time adding these into my Skill Seeker book.
March 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
New achievement stickers are now available! Excited that these have arrived and I had a great time adding these into my Skill Seeker book.
How it started and how it's going:
Cardboard geodesic dome build! Super excited to have started to assemble it this week. It's both cardboard and corflute construction and will be 3.5m across and 2.2m tall. #makerspace
Cardboard geodesic dome build! Super excited to have started to assemble it this week. It's both cardboard and corflute construction and will be 3.5m across and 2.2m tall. #makerspace
February 4, 2025 at 7:54 AM
How it started and how it's going:
Cardboard geodesic dome build! Super excited to have started to assemble it this week. It's both cardboard and corflute construction and will be 3.5m across and 2.2m tall. #makerspace
Cardboard geodesic dome build! Super excited to have started to assemble it this week. It's both cardboard and corflute construction and will be 3.5m across and 2.2m tall. #makerspace
Excited to celebrate my Skill Trees Project making it to 3K stars on Github!
Today I also set up Github Sponsors, and if you'd like to support my work on this project so I can dedicate my time more sustainably, there's a range of great rewards.
github.com/sjpiper145/M...
Today I also set up Github Sponsors, and if you'd like to support my work on this project so I can dedicate my time more sustainably, there's a range of great rewards.
github.com/sjpiper145/M...
January 27, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Excited to celebrate my Skill Trees Project making it to 3K stars on Github!
Today I also set up Github Sponsors, and if you'd like to support my work on this project so I can dedicate my time more sustainably, there's a range of great rewards.
github.com/sjpiper145/M...
Today I also set up Github Sponsors, and if you'd like to support my work on this project so I can dedicate my time more sustainably, there's a range of great rewards.
github.com/sjpiper145/M...
My book, Skill Seeker, is now available! I've been working on this for a while and am so excited to finally have it up on Amazon and Booktopia. If you're into Maker hobbies, it's perfect for tracking your growth and goals going into 2025.
January 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
My book, Skill Seeker, is now available! I've been working on this for a while and am so excited to finally have it up on Amazon and Booktopia. If you're into Maker hobbies, it's perfect for tracking your growth and goals going into 2025.
The #Finance Skill tree is now up! Just color in the boxes of anything you've already done to visualise your progress, identify skill gaps and get inspired to try new things. Full repository here: github.com/sjpiper145/M...
January 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The #Finance Skill tree is now up! Just color in the boxes of anything you've already done to visualise your progress, identify skill gaps and get inspired to try new things. Full repository here: github.com/sjpiper145/M...
Here's the phases I went through in writing and refining my book, Skill Seeker. After many rounds of feedback and hundreds of beta testing copies I have a final result that I'm super proud of. Don't expect you're going to get it right the first time.
December 13, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Here's the phases I went through in writing and refining my book, Skill Seeker. After many rounds of feedback and hundreds of beta testing copies I have a final result that I'm super proud of. Don't expect you're going to get it right the first time.
My new book, Skill Seeker, is now available for pre-order by US citizens! Track 15 Maker skills, including 3D printing, Robotics, woodworking and sewing with video-game inspired real life skill trees. Find out your Maker XP score and use it as a powerful reflection and goal setting aid.
December 9, 2024 at 8:37 AM
My new book, Skill Seeker, is now available for pre-order by US citizens! Track 15 Maker skills, including 3D printing, Robotics, woodworking and sewing with video-game inspired real life skill trees. Find out your Maker XP score and use it as a powerful reflection and goal setting aid.
It's Black Friday Sale time! Get 30% off my GlowStitch range of machine sewable LEDs for wearable tech projects. They are great for general crafting as they are ultra flat, made from flexible circuit boards. Link in bio!
November 28, 2024 at 9:51 AM
It's Black Friday Sale time! Get 30% off my GlowStitch range of machine sewable LEDs for wearable tech projects. They are great for general crafting as they are ultra flat, made from flexible circuit boards. Link in bio!
Introducing my open source Skill Trees project! Have you ever wanted to learn a new skill in a gamified way? I've created a range of printable templates where you can color in the boxes of anything you've already done, visualise your progress and find your skill gaps. 50+ skills now covered!
November 23, 2024 at 6:49 AM
Introducing my open source Skill Trees project! Have you ever wanted to learn a new skill in a gamified way? I've created a range of printable templates where you can color in the boxes of anything you've already done, visualise your progress and find your skill gaps. 50+ skills now covered!
Pre-orders available on Amazon now: www.amazon.com/Skill-Seeker...
November 16, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Pre-orders available on Amazon now: www.amazon.com/Skill-Seeker...