I’ll be in Kansas City, MO tomorrow to meet with folks about organizing a Maker Faire there this summer. (Make:KC organized a Mini Maker Faire last summer.) Sandy Clark, a Missourian (“The Show Me State”), sent me a note recalling his 2006 visit to the first Maker Faire in San Mateo, CA. I live in […]
This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw: Shoe Improvement by elaposata, Ham Solo in Candybaronite by booturtle, and Around the Horn by Peggy Dembicer.
I love the fun, cute n’ racy Valentine’s Sugar Cookies decorations that Shelley of How Does She? has made, Learn through her colorful photo tutorial how to create classic hearts with stylish heart borders (rated G), lingerie bra heart shaped cookies (rated PG), and finally her “bow-chicka-bow-wow” thong heart shaped cookies (rated PG-13). Fun cookies […]
I can’t say I’m convinced of the viability of this amusement ride concept by Thomas Casey, however I’m entranced by the model version that he shows off in this video.
For all of you craft fair vendors out there, Meylah posted this article from Lucy Clasen about keeping your handmade goods safe during events. There are some good, basic things to do while vending at your booth – my favorite is “Be a Good Neighbor.” You’ll meet someone new and have an extra set of […]
Apartment covered in 25,000 ping pong balls… A pied-รย -terre as permanent residence, Box/Box is an apartment for Snarkitecture partner Daniel Arsham. A 90 square foot private hideaway contained within a larger 2,500 square foot collaborative workspace, the project was conceived as an accelerated design/build experiment and was completed within a two-month period at a cost […]
Michael writes – I’m sure some makers work with stainless without understanding the risks. Here’s a great article written by my friend Lee Sonko when, as part of the Flaming Lotus Girls, he worked on the Serpent Mother.
