You all know the space geek in me can’t resist posting more about Anna Hrachovec’s (of Mochimochi Land) space-themed installation that she’s been teasing for the last month or so. First, we enjoyed the massive yarn ball sun, and now she’s sharing this massive rainbow asteroid belt scarf. But it’s not for wearing. It’s meant […]
Continue ReadingA weekly roundup of craft fairs and a call for vendors.
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I swung by the new Alpha One Labs digs in north Brooklyn last night for their weekly open-meeting. Just before the meeting was about to begin, a representative from Red Bull (one of our sponsors from the World Maker Faire last year) stopped by to drop off some product, along with a mysterious wooden box.
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Nikolaus Gradwohl wrote in to share his little pictureframe project, which turns an old LCD picture frame into a fun animation piece: I found a cheap digital picture frame at a local electronics store a while ago and searched a project for it. So i installed 60 jpegs with eyes looking in different directions on […]
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The signs of spring are showing in the produce section of the grocery store and I couldn’t be happier. I am ready to say farewell to root vegetables and hearty meals in favor of lighter, fresher tasting fruits and vegetables now that winter is coming to a close.
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Akiba from Tokyo Hackerspace has been understandably interested in geiger counters of late. The day after the nuclear problems started occurring at the plant, geiger counters started popping up on Ustream. After that, Pachube set up special accounts for radiation data feeds in Japan (thank you Pachube). Unfortunately, geiger counters were sold out everywhere. The […]
Continue ReadingJennifer of CraftSanity has just launched the spring issue of CraftSanity Magazine. Issue #2 is 46 pages filled with handmade stories artist Q&A’s and patterns to sew, knit and crochet. I found lots of projects I want to make including the Cozy Weave Easter Basket, Bunny and Chick Egg Cozies, and the Hairpin Lace 101 […]
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