This class looks interesting, Dirty Electronics, September 18th-19th in Nottingham, UK. Dirty electronics refers to an approach in electronic music that is directly opposed to those found in mass produced digital culture and includes some of the following characteristics: designer trash, ugly, cheap, heavy, hand-made, designed to be handled or to come in contact with […]
I’ve seen a lot of handmade flowers over the years. But none quite like these beauties from SimplyVintageGirl. I really like the texture from the curled edges. They remind me of real azaleas. Her tutorial is wonderful. She conveys the simple steps with very pretty photographs.
This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw: triple dill pickles by rachel is coconut&lime, Embroidered loom part drawing by Cross-stitch ninja, Funnel Cake by ChrisCreatures, and 4-color print by k.mackay.
Are you the innovative type? A cook who marches to a different drummer? If you are interested in the science behind what happens to food while it’s cooking, then Cooking for Geeks from the Maker Shed just might be your kind of cookbook. Author Jeff Potter has done the cubicle thing, the startup thing, and […]
Sacha De’Angeli wrote in to share his plans to help organize an open science group in Chicago. I’m really interested in promoting the open science movement here in Chicago, so I’d like us all to start an Open Science Group: ChiOpenSci. First meeting will be on Sunday September 12 at 4pm at Pumping Station: One […]
Laura from The Klubb commented to yesterday’s recycled denim post with her IKEA chair recycled denim slipcover project that took her four Saturdays to complete. The denim pocket on the side holds the TV remote! Laura writes: Hauled this home from Chicago IKEA almost 10 years ago. The slipcover was very dirty. I didn’t want […]
I love the optical illusion art of French art collective Paper Donut. [Via NotCot]
