@NYC Toy Fair 2009 – We stopped by and visited our pals who sell the plants you can tickle… When you touch them, they “curl up” a bit, it’s very cute. The TickleMe Plant has also been called the “Shy Plant”, “Humble Plant”, “Sleeping Grass”, “Touch-Me-Not”, “Noli Me Tangere” , “Sensitive Plant” and “Modest Princess.” […]
I know March is mending month on CRAFT, but it’s not March yet! Instead of fixing his old ripped pants, my boyfriend preferred I use them as scrap fabric (believe me, I offered to patch them). Well, the legs of pants are long tubes, perfect for making a bag for your yoga mat, so here’s […]
@NYC Toy Fair 2009 – There were a few dozen “lead testing” companies, but I think I liked the HDX 1000 lead tester from XOS the most… It’s a portable X-Ray machine for the most part and their interface / set up seemed pretty solid. XOS, a manufacturer of x-ray analytical equipment and x-ray optics […]
Sarah of The Small Object recently received an amazing tiny letter from a customer. The letter, which came complete with a magnifying glass for reading, was from the World’s Smallest Postal Service. The World’s Smallest Postal Service (WSPS) is a teeny tiny transcription service and roaming post office based in the San Francisco Bay Area […]
Our friend Crafty Chica’s Kathy Cano-Murillo, the chiquita of all trades, has a new craftacular book that’s on sale today,The Crafty Chica’s Guide to Artful Sewing. Whether you can hardly sew on a button or thread bobbins like a champ, Kathy’s got a project just for you. The Crafty Chica’s Guide to Artful Sewing features […]
@NYC Toy Fair 2009 – “Ecotronics” – Hand crank powered toys (sorry, not web site it seems) had an assortment of hand torches (flash lights) and toys that kids crank to power / store energy. One was a game, another was a microphone / noise maker, we’re seeing a lot of the commercial applications of […]
I just discovered the amazing wood-carved sculpture of David Esterly over on the Dudecraft blog. The photo above is “in progress,” but you get a sense of the incredible number of tools used and the gorgeous detail. According to his website, “David Esterly works in the tradition of Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721), whose spectacular cascades of […]
