Month: June 2011

Crafty Events

Click to add an event to the online calendar. Email me if you have a call for vendors you’d like me to list. Coming Up This Weekend: PDX Etsy Craft Party Portland, OR Jun. 10 Contemporary Crafts Market Santa Monica, CA Jun. 10-12 Unraveled DIY Festival Minneapolis, MN Jun. 10 Father’s Day Craft Expo St. […]

Make Dad Something That Rocks

Make Dad Something That Rocks

Never mind “special.” Dad doesn’t want something “special” for Father’s Day: He wants something awesome. Something that he can use. And if you made it yourself, it will remind him how unexpectedly competent his kid turned out to be every time he looks at it. Turns out MAKE has something of a line in awesome useful stuff you can make yourself. Stick with me.

3D Printed Bikini

These ladies have got it: combine form and function in one 3D file, and print out an entire bathing suit! It’s made from flexible nylon12 cured with an SLS process. I love hearing ladies talk about circle-fill algorithms. If you do too, don’t miss the video with designers Jenna Fizel and Mary Haung. It’s probably […]

A Wine Rack that Stores Yarn

Jacinda at Prudent Baby shared this re-use of an empty wine rack a while back. The rainbow of yarn colors is absolutely gorgeous, and I’d definitely want my crocheting chair and lamp nearby, so I could contemplate future projects while working on current ones. I couldn’t help but chuckle at the last line of Jacinda’s […]