Laughing Squid visits MAKE Magazine & O’Reilly
Scott Beale from Laughing Squid drove up to O’Reilly to meet with our team for a tour and to chatter about Maker Faire stuff, etc. As usual, Scott has a fun write up and great photos… – Link.
Announcements
Maker Faire Auditions
Hi Crafters! We are holidng two open auditions for Maker Faire. One in LA on Sunday, February 18 at Machine Project (1200 D North Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, CA 213-483-8761) from 1-4pm. MAKE and CRAFT editors Dale Dougherty, Mark Frauenfelder and Carla Sinclair will be there. Our second audition is in Menlo Park at TechShop […]
CRAFT Valentine’s Day Card Contest – You still have time to enter!
Hellooo Crafters! Take advantage of the cold weather tonight, stay in and craft your entry to our “Recycle Your Heart” CRAFT Valentine’s Day Card Contest. You really do still have time! All entries must be in by tomorrow, Friday, Feb 8 at 5pm (PST). Just remember you must include some sort of recycled goods in […]
Craftie’s First Interview
We hope Craftie doesn’t get a big head now that he’s been interviewed by Lish of Handmade Detroit. Who knew that Craftie loves the Jackson 5 and Styx. Craftie says, “I can pop-and-lock with the best of them.” Don’t forget to also visit Craftie on his My Space page. Link.
New Zine – LAB: Testing the Water
Check out the first beta issue of the new online magazine LAB (you can also get a hard copy via Lulu.com). From the site, “Here it is: the first (beta) issue of LAB: testing the water. What’s it about? Good question. Let’s see. It’s chock-full of candid interviews with creative folks with plenty of savoir-faire– […]
BBC News Story: Knitted breasts help new mothers
Jolene pointed us to this BBC news story of the Liverpool Women’s Hospital and how knitted breasts are being used. The knitted breats are a cheaper alternative to show new mothers how to breast feed and how to express milk, as well as teaching tools by community midwife teams. From the site, “[Kate Mc Fadden, […]
National Library Lovers Month – Pod Post Endorsed Holiday
Pod Post is the joint project of Jennie Hinchcliff and Carolee Gilligan Wheeler, two ladies working diligently to raise the USPS to an entirely new level. This is the second in a series of “12 Months of Missives;” if you missed the first, check it out. Pod Post Endorsed Holiday: National Library Lovers Month February […]
