@The NYC Toy fair 2008 the DADO cubes are one of the few USA designed, developed and manufactured building products. These “cubes” explore architectural principles… proportion, balance, structure, composition, and color. While I think these blocks are good for kids, I suspect artists will start tinkering with them soon. Their clear version “Ice” is just […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Member Makaaberi’s optical theremin looks like a curious alien visitor. That’s quite a unique enclosure taken from an “antique” phone. –Link Related: HOW TO – Make a Radio Shack optical Theremin –Link
Mimi put up some great how-to videos on how to use ribbon to add draping style lines to your dress form. I’ll admit it, I watch Project Runway and I always admire the neat geometric criss-cross lines on their forms. – Link.
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 the National Toy Hall of Fame brought out part of their massive collection of old (and what I think are timeless) toys. They also had a full time Etch-a-sketch artist, Tim George – cranking, er, twisting out tons of of art on site. To date, the following 38 toys have […]
Jessica from How About Orange shares a PDF template and instructions for making these sweet and fresh-looking notecards using colorful buttons. Link.
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 Insect Lore showed off their live butterfly, ladybug, silkworm and other insect kits for education / home use. You don’t need to catch the Butterflies, they actually ship live caterpillars. They also have an earthworm nursery, for some reason I really like the idea of kids raising worms… and of […]
From the CRAFT Flickr pool comes Artistic Aya’s bold and colorful necklace made from recycled promotional materials and silk ribbon. Link.
