How-To: Sailing on The Lake Blouse
Sewing Princess shares her pattern and instructions for making this lovely, flowing blouse. [via Wardrobe Refashion]
Month: August 2010
EcoSmart LED light teardown
Home Depot is now selling a $20 EcoSmart LED bulb — it’s dimmable, even! Margery Conner, of Electronics Design News, got one and went medieval on it to figure out what makes it tick — or in this case, glow. I love this process of deconstructing a piece of hardware, looking up the datasheets for […]
This Week in Craft Fairs
Here is the weekly listing of upcoming craft fairs. Please add any events you know of to our online calendar, and if you have a call for vendors you’d like listed, please . Click on the jump to see the East Coast call for vendors. A note on the organization of these lists: I organize […]
BlogHer Learnings: Great Blog Design
After nerding out during the intellectual property panel at BlogHer, my other favorite panel had to be Good Blog Design: The Role of Layout In an Online Medium. Headed up by Grace Bonney of Design Sponge, Gabrielle Blair of Design Mom and Kirtsy, and graphic designer Alex Vega, the panel offered up some great real-experience […]
How-To: Crystal Brocade Necklace
Big, sparkling necklaces are a major part of current fashion because they are so much fun to wear. They are a glamorous statement that works equally well with an evening gown or jeans. This Crystal Brocade Necklace is inspired by these fun, modern accessories. Anyone can create this elaborate crystal-encrusted piece, even with limited artistic […]
EMSL’s interactive Conway’s Game of Life exhibit
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories built this gigantic Game of Life interactive display. Recently we put together this interactive Game of Life display as an educational adjunct for a new exhibit by the San Jose Museum of Art on the works of Leo Villareal. Leo primarily works with light sculptures, and we’re very excited to see […]
Fondant “Congrats” Cake by Dad/Daughter Team
Chris Poterala posted about his fondant adventures with his youngest daughter in celebration of his wife’s job offer. Dragons, soccer balls, and swans, oh my! Now this is my kind of celebratory cake! Via Potsie on Tumblr
