Month: April 2010

Doodle Desk for Toddlers

Matt Mets @ MAKE writes: Steven Hobley made this doodle desk for his toddler, using spare parts from around his garage. The stand holds a large roll of paper, which can be scrolled out to provide a continuous drawing surface for a young artist. I want one for myself!

Tiny Embroidery Hoop with Cupcake!

I love anything related to cupcakes. Throw in some cross stitch and I’m officially hooked. After a quick tweet today about my love for tiny cupcakes, Kelly Farrell, AKA @kellbot, made my day with some lased embroidery hoops via reply tweet (Internet!). This hoop is tiny, just like my cupcakes this afternoon. There’s even a […]

New works from Jud Turner include avenging anglerfish

New works from Jud Turner include avenging anglerfish

I’ve written before about how much I wish all the junk-art I see was as awesome as Jud Turner’s. You may recall the stunning mecha-trilobite he made from cast aluminum bones and various scrap metal findings and/or the skeletal Bio-Cycle we posted about last year. Shown here are two new works: Uppermost, Hallucination Engine, and Greedeater, the latter of which I know will find a place in Becky’s heart, at least, because it incorporates her spirit animal. Hi Becky! BTW, did you get that e-mail I sent about how much I love your new haircut?

What? Oh, sorry folks. Anyway, Jud Turner is awesome. Check out his online gallery.

This Week In Craft Fairs

Here’s our weekly craft fair post! Please add any upcoming craft fairs to our calendar, and if you know of a call for vendors. Click on “Read full story” to see the call for vendors. Coming Up This Weekend: Artist Village/Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco, CA Saturday, Apr. 17, 11am – 6pm Sunday, Apr. 18, 11am […]