Hey remember when we asked you to post up your ideas for an automatic Xmas tree watering system? Here’s our winner! Stokes writes – I had an idea involving an external reservoir but didn’t require an air-tight container: An open-topped (or at least non-sealed) external reservoir is attached to the tree’s water supply by a […]
If you’re in L.A. this weekend, be sure to stop by GR2 on Sawtelle for the Hidden Habitats show by Jill Bliss and Saelee Oh. From the press release: “For this show, the artists will make individual and collaborative drawings, paper cut-outs, sewn soft sculptures, and other pieces that expand on the theme of their […]
Cassandra Nguyen’s plush giant squids will be on exhibition from December 7 to 29 at the McLeod Residence in Seattle. Join the artist at the opening reception tomorrow, December 7, from 6-9pm for “poetry, live drawings and other activities by the Cephalopod Appreciation Society; squid snacks; and inky cocktails.” – Link. (Thanks, Matt!)
I really like these little robots are built with parts salvaged from discarded TVs and VCRs, avail @ ETSY – Link.
I love these hilarious pixies by Chickpea Sewing Studio–the red and white ticking fabric works perfectly as a pepperminty long-underwear sort of outfit–and now you can make your own with their online tutorial and PDF. Link.
Here’s a holiday gift roundup of tools to get for your favorite creative people. In addition to these fine tools, I recommend finding accessories for tools already owned by those on your shopping list. Suggestions: rotary cutter blades, sewing machine needles, gift certificate for scissor sharpening, or a memory card for a digital camera. You […]
Here’s a build of Mousey the Junkbot where the builder reused more of the mouse by creating wheels out of scroll wheels and using the cord as a tail on the power switch. At this year’s Bay Area Faire, several people asked me, in the spirit of the “junkbot,” why I didn’t try using more […]
