Ursa Minor by Shannon Henry. The stars are 3mm white LEDs and illuminate via a coin cell battery on the back of the embroidery. The design is a prototype for a new series of sewable circuit kits by Polymath Design Lab. [via]
Browsing Poppytalk always brings good things... if by "good" I mean a long list of things I suddenly adore and wish I could surround myself with!
Did you know that there is a place called Omiyage, a Canadian source for Japanese craft and fabric?! The self-described love child of Marisa Edghill and Elias de Souza, "omiyage" means Japanese souvenir, but it's so much more than a souvenir... it's "a way of life," say these two.
And (drumroll)... they offer a $5 flat rate shipping, anywhere in Canada! For those of us who live outside of the larger urban centres in this country, this is quite a boon - the fabric! The tape! The adorable rubber stamps! The $5 shipping!
Now if only they had sewing patterns, too...!
I am a pretty big fan of bee houses. And these ones made by Wudwerx in Scotland are just lovely.
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| The Tallest Bee Hotel - by Wudwerx |
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| Large Bee Hotel - by Wudwerx |
But he has clearly struck a nerve. At a time when entire neighborhoods (like Williamsburg, Brooklyn, or the Outer Mission in San Francisco) are being remodeled by young entrepreneurs selling limited-edition handcrafted products like handmade cheeses, or exhuming old ones, like Edison light bulbs, or teaching their peers how to butcher the deer they bagged over the weekend — that is, selling products and skills that hark back to a pre-megabrand, pre-globalism world — someone like Mr. Buchanan-Smith can become a mini-star, the designer-turned-merchant, a Martha Stewart for this millennium.Read the full article on the New York Times site.
Booooooom.com is partnering with the Vancouver Sun to inspire a lil' bit of cuteness and summertime goodness.
Be a part of the Little Drifters project by creating a tiny boat using natural materials like twigs, leaves, grass, feathers or whatever you like.
Then head down to Trout Lake Park on Saturday July 24th at 1pm to launch your creations!
Send your photos of your boat launch in to Booooooom.
You don't need to be in Vancouver to participate: they'd love to get photos of mini-boats from elsewhere, too!
Read more about Little Drifters on Booooooom.com.
I've never seen this technique before and I think it looks pretty cool.... Fourteen Countess embroidered French knots on cloth of the same colour to create a subtle but savvy monogram.
Very patient work! But pretty great results.
Read more about the project on Fourteen Countess' blog.
Severe cuteness alert.
Much like the fake model photography (blogged about before), this video of Vancouver makes the city look oh-so-tiny and oh-soooooo-adorable.
The video was created by dangerous68 (his YouTube name), who's also made a Mini LA. He created the film using time-lapse photography shot with a tilt shift lens, inspired by the work of Keith Loutit. Check out Keith Loutit's website or Facebook page to see a whole bunch more cute-ified locations he's filmed for his Small Worlds Project.
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