Look how ethereal and sweet these paper tree garlands are that I found over on Bloesom. A collaboration between Monique from studio-mhl and Frank from ijm studio for Inside Design 2010. I want a million of them lining my ceilings, they are just so lovely.
When I was at the Midwest Craft Caucus, I got to make my very own artist trading card for the very first time. Using a photocopier transfer, I got a little background from the Blick Art Supplies folks on this trend. I’m wondering – if artists make trading cards, do crafters? How should I make […]
Congrats to SONY – Now 50% of the DMCAs on GitHub, a milestone to be proud of for sure. But wait, there’s more! Alexander Egorenkov, known as ‘Graf_Chokolo’ on the internet, was targeting by Sony after hacking the PS3 last year in an attempt to restore OtherOS to the system. Egorenkov was subsequently sued by […]
This week’s Math Monday over on MAKE had an awesome crafty bent. If you knit, here’s a stuffed, dodecahedral thing–I don’t know quite what to call it–a toy, a pillow, a mathematical model? The shape is based on twelve 5-sided units like a dodecahedron. But they bump out, so the form is more like a […]
We’ve just posted two awesome woodworking pieces on Make: Projects by our resident woodworing guru, Len Cullum. They show you, step by step, how to build a set of low horses (think no-legged saw horses) and how to fix cracks in wood stock with decorative butterfly splines. These two projects were part of our Woodworking theme in February.
Click to add an event to the online calendar Click to email me a call for vendors. Coming Up This Weekend: Hecho Local San Francisco, CA Jun. 26 NoHo Rockin’ Food Truck Fest North Hollywood, CA Jun. 25 Makers Market Long Island City, NY Jun. 23-26 Not Yo Mama’s Craft Fair Jersey City, NJ Jun. […]
The idea behind Volkswagen’s The Fun Theory program is simple: reward socially useful behaviors by making them into opportunities for play. Or, to quote a great sage, “You find the fun and snap! The job’s a game.”
