These carved eraser stamps are a great way to get your feet wet with stamp carving. Creature Comforts shares how to create pennant stamp designs with pencil erasers, and even includes a free printable tag for stamping projects. [via Still Dottie]
From designer Nathan Tobiason, whose slightly iffier screw chair I hit this morning.
Yeah, I’m really sorry about that title. It’s Maker Faire. I’m exhausted. Is this one-off concept chair from designer Nathan Tobiason interesting or completely OTT? Help me out in the comments. Personally I kind of like his transparent planar coin bank better. Ooooo…I think I’ll blog that next. [via Recyclart]
Funny story. Just two days ago we launched an ad campaign on Makers Market including the tagline “No doilies allowed.” That was my brainchild. Up until this morning, I could say without hesitation that I’d never met a doily I liked. Then, today, as if on cue, the tube-gods have presented me with these very amusing, very original, and very much allowable gender-bending doilies from Nathan Vincent. [via Dude Craft]
Follow the Team Bobcat Ford Fiesta caravan… Cruising to Stanford Team Bobcat members Collin, Joe, and Jon give a quick demonstration of the latest changes to Caravan Track, explaining their experiences from the road and speculating about future versions This Thursday, the American Journey 2.0 team visited Stanford University, their final destination before heading to […]
5.17.2010 16:32 Getting ready for the Anti/Surveillance Fashion Show (rehearsal) This show is going to present the work of scores of different people from all over. We have scoured the net for examples of fashionable inventions meant to thwart or aid in surveillance. Everyone we’ve contacted is super-excited about the idea, and we’ve been getting […]
Creative reuse is a big theme every year at Maker Faire, and this year’s Maker Faire Bay Area, taking place this weekend at the San Mateo Fairgrounds, is no exception. A group of taiko drummers from Wadaiko Newark are going to be on-site demonstrating how they make gorgeous taiko drums from reclaimed wine barrels. One […]
