the knit kit

this is just the OUTSIDE picture (yes, it opens)

it's available march 2009 i want one

get one here

and according to the website, it's airline approved

(ht: craftzine)

i'm so going to make these

How to Make Dangly Earrings with Magazine Pages

kayte terry, contributor
but NOT earrings (i don't change mine. they're just in there for GOOD). i think a necklace for even a bracelet would be kick ass

AND you get to recycle too

(pic by kayte terry,)

you know i'd really LOVE to have a cup of coffee

or tea with jeffery rudell

his ideas and work are inspiring (and wonderful)
(picture from the site linked below)

even something as simple as THIS:


How to "Waste" Paper
Jeffery Rudell, contributor

vickie howell shows us how to

knit a mitered heart

oh my - coolness multiplied (so to speak)

two folding-unfolding cubes


build your OWN!!!


yoshimoto cube (picture from the above site)


found via bifurcated rivets

please come breed with me

via routes game
discover the secrets in YOUR genes
(and i'm telling you breeding is addicting)

my breeder is at the bottom of this web page OR you can befriend me on facebook (i'm actually trying to get MORE friends than stink bomb who is a stuffed animal i might add) where i am known as rose bush (yes, i am)

found via wonderland

here's the press release

Routes is an eight week cross-platform game that debuts online from Channel 4 Education. Routes, produced in partnership with the Wellcome Trust, takes players on an immersive journey into the world of genetics, evolution and the human genome, in a bid to find out what makes us human.

Embedded in the game, award-winning comedian Katherine Ryan explores her own genetic make-up, and tests her DNA to find out whether it is her genes or her environment that define who she is. Can genes make you fat? Do they hide critical information about disease? Can Katherine blame her genetic make-up for the fact that she gets drunk on two beers?

As players delve deeper they are forced to explore these questions by solving puzzles, playing mini games, trading tips and collaborating on challenges, and as the broader game unravels the players will uncover a compelling mystery that lies at the heart of Routes itself. Who owns your genes? What are the pros and cons of exploring your genetic make-up? Do your genes determine who you are, or does our environment play a greater role?

The Routes website goes live in January 2009 at www.routesgame.com

if you dash over to

zakka life (where the picture came from as well) you'll find out how to make this heart shaped pom pom (just in time for you know what!)

dICEHOUSES

from the art shanty projects 2009 via makezine

how cool are these? (cool, so to speak)

....................The Art Shanty Projects is an artist community and exhibition that forms each winter on the frozen surface of Medicine Lake in Plymouth, Minnesota. My friend Mike Haeg entered his dICEHOUSES project this year—5 gigantic dice icehouses, each outfitted with a cozy table and a pack of playing cards.......................

ohhhhhh domino. roll me over romeo - gotta make me one!

and i actually have the SAME dominoes in my car trunk (don't ask)

from instructables a

dominoes table

pictures and instructable by:

Author:crowdsourced


(and my favorite in the whole wide world..........................)

i LOVE this idea!

from the etsy shop of garden party
i eat on the go almost every day. even at work i'm using plastic cutlery. how wasteful! THIS is perfect and it doesn't hurt that it's cute as well as being green!

it's an awful lot of stuff for the price. plus these would make INCREDIBLE gifts.

this is the etsy description:
this cutie is made of fused plastic shopping bags from NYC delis. inside are pockets holding bamboo fork/knife/spoon & chop stix. also comes with a bandana for use as a napkin.

tuck it in your bag & impress your coworkers with your thriftiness.

or buy them in multiples for a picnic party!

an awesome way to get yer green on!

(found via whip up)
oh and here's her blog too garden party nyc diy (i checked it out, NICE stuff and great ideas)

picture from the etsy site of garden party

i don't know the site name

because i don't speak russian. i got a comment from anastasia and nina who make clothing with dog hair (they left a comment on a previous posting i did on knitting with dog hair)

it is beyond lovely! their work is stunning (and so are they. i'm assuming the light haired woman and the dark haired woman in the photographs are nina and anastasia).

do stop by their site. even if you don't read russian you certainly can enjoy their lovely work

(photos from their website)

recycle recycle recycle

but at the same time, MAKE JEWELRY!
diane gilleland shows us how to recycle magazines into jewelry (from craftstylish.com/">craftstylish)


Photo: Diane Gilleland

taimane gardner

...........Here's Taimane Gardner (she's been playing the ukulele since she was five) warming up for a show by playing "Eleanor Rigby."...........




found via boing boing

this is one of THE coolest

and most STUNNING sweaters i have ever seen (and it doesn't hurt - how much i love owls either)

the owl sweater
from needled (pic from needled as well)
design link here
found via craftzine

i want a

yoshimoto cube!


(via boing boing)

as everyone knows, i do NOT sew

BUT if i did, i'd make this bag in a heartbeat!

it's SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET

from the weekend designer pic from there as well

found via craftzine

i'm in awe

datamancer's scrabble keyboard
(pic from datamancer)

datamancer's other keyboards for sale

he doesn't just do keyboards. please DO stop by his website and view his AMAZING work.

gizmodo interview with the datamancer

(found via gizmodo)

i know what my valentine card will be this year!

an anatomical heart

from cheeky magpie (picture from cheeky magpie as well)

they ARE wonderful! template to make your own at the site

my new phone

and the little case i knit and felted for it

i used malabrigo and misti alpaca (both chunky) and BIG needles (i think 17 us, but not sure). for the pockets i used malagrigo but not chunky and much smaller needles. for the blue crocheted outline (yes, i know i did a HORRIBLE job there but hey, i made this for ME plus as you can see from some of the photos, a beverage or two may have been involved) i just used some yarn (wool) i had laying about. when i was done, i just threw it in a pillowcase and washed it with a few socks and 'unmentionables' on HOT. i let it go through the FULL cycle too

palm centro

malabrigo chunky
misti alpaca chunky

since i don't wear leather

i have to find another material to make these out of
viking shoes!!! (WICKED COOL HUH)

from earth and living (found via whip up ) picture from earth and living