Lucas Ainsworth and Alyssa Hamel of Kinetic Creatures are already hard at work on the project they have planned for their 2nd appearance at the Maker Faire Bay Area: An enormous, bike-powered, cardboard “Rory the Rhino.” Check out how they are learning to weld, sourcing new parts, and challenging themselves to go bigger for this year’s fair.
These party animals by Oh Happy Day are fun for kids and adults alike. Quick, easy, and festive-as-all-get-out for any occasion!
You’ve heard of a catbird seat. I guess this is a dogbird seat.
Nothing says the holiday seasons more than woodland creatures and Martha Stewart has a lovely tutorial for glitter deer figurines that would make a sweet addition to your Thanksgiving table.
Yesterday I went to check out Burning Man Decompression in San Francisco. As always, there were incredible costumes: a pair of giant cardboard robots, interacting with passersby, a gentleman dressed as a walking gold lamé shower, and my personal favorite, brainwave-controlled animal ears.
Style starts at home, and your home should be filled with things that make you happy. Nothing makes me happier than animals of all kinds, so I incorporate them into my home decor as much as possible. It’s starting to look like a jungle in here. Today we add another rad element with my toy animals racks.
Can your kids identify a Shiny Pichu but not a Procyon lotor (raccoon)? An open source initiative called the Phylomon Project aims to change that. “What is this?” you ask? Well, it’s an online initiative aimed at creating a Pokémon card type resource but with real creatures on display in full “character design” wonder. Not […]
