Modern Starlings Quilt Block
John of Quilt Dad has created this new block, “Modern Starlings,” for Generation Q. I like the fresh take for this piece – good inspiration for the new year!
Month: January 2012
Enlarging Casting Resin
HydroSpan 100, from Houston-based Industrial Polymers Corporation, is billed as “a 3 dimensional copy machine enlarging any shape or design in near perfect proportion and detail.” Shown uppermost, a Morgan silver dollar from 1896, enlarged via three generations of HydroSpan 100 casting to about the size of a salad plate. To use it, two components […]
Proof of Heroes Comic Book Cover Exhibit
I’ve been drooling over this massive collection of comic book covers that are part of the “Proof of Heroes” exhibit at Bear and Bird gallery in Florida. “Proof of Heroes” is a gallery exhibition featuring nearly 300 comic book cover printer’s proofs, spanning a decade (1964-1974) of Julius Schwartz’ 42 year run as Editor at […]
NEWS FROM THE FUTURE – The Pirate Bay 3D Prints Hollywood
Makerbot has a great post on this too.
Crafty Events
Click to add an event to the online calendar Email me if you have a call for vendors. Coming Up This Weekend: Indie Wed Chicago, IL Jan. 28 14th Annual Sugarloaf Crafts Festival Chantilly, VA Jan. 27-29 Call for Vendors: Moon Block Party Pomona Street Festival Pomona, CA Jun. 16 Fee: $100-$150 Deadline to apply: […]
Make: Live Takes a Holiday
We look forward to bringing more of the awesome to future Make: Live programming. But for the moment, we’re talking a break, doing some regrouping, and figuring out what form we want a future Make: Live to take. Look for a likely re-boot in the Spring.
Project: Perfect Manicure with Stamped Nails
Fun, creative, crafty manicures are the bees knees. I have recently become addicted to the art of nail stamping. The little stamp kits are simple- etched plates, a scraper and a stamp. They allow anyone to apply perfect designs to their nails, without having to be an expert. My cousin Mallory has a rainbow collection […]