Roxycraft The Gabu Crochet Pattern
Roxycraft has a free crochet pattern, The Gabu, that looks so adorable to make in different colors. Link.
Month: February 2008
MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup
It’s been a busy week filled with excellent photos of your projects. Thanks for sharing! We’ll have a MAKE Flickr photo pool giveaway soon, more on that in the coming week – So keep the good stuff coming! LED Blaster –Link Cat burglar joule thief –Link Chronulator facade – Link DIY forklift –Link Sports car […]
Melissa McGurgan’s Sound Panels and Chairs
Printmaking MFA student Melissa McGurgan made this fun installation with interactive sound elements. The microphones embedded in the panels and chairs are amplified throughout the space, creating an interesting sonic environment with percussive and tactile overtones. The exhibit will be up at the Chocolate Factory in Phoenix until the end of the month. Melissa’s website […]
Best of CRAFT
Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week: Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival 2008 – Link. My Neighborhood – Victor Osborne – Link. ROUNDUP: Cool Tools for Craft Bloggers & Digital Designers – Link. Pi Scarf – Link. South Park Tunisian Crochet Afghan – Link.
Jeepneys
Dissident75 writes in – Neat those [Decotoras] remind me of Jeepneys on Steroids (Jeepneys are a popular means of public transportation in the Philippines. They were originally made from US military jeeps left over from World War II and are well known for their flamboyant decoration and crowded seating). Jeepney – Link.
Masaru Tatsuki’s Decotora (decorated trucks)
Pingmag has a great photo set and write up about “Decotora” or decorated trucks – On a dark and rainy night, bright and blinding lights approach a vacant lot, off a Japanese highway – just if Shibuya’s blinking neon signs decided to move themselves past you… However, it’s some proud and lonely trucker halting for […]
Forest Party in Gettysburg, PA on Saturday, Feb 9
On Saturday, Feb 9 head on out to Emmaus (49 York Street) in Gettysburg, PA for a Forest Party at 7pm featuring the plush art of Heidi Kenney, Jenny Harada, and Spooky Daddy. Link.
