Cool Design - Skateboard Steps
Check out these cool skateboard steps. They were installed in the basement of a Canadian skateboard school. The design is really cool. The photo shows the steps before the handrail was added. Wendy and I love finding designers who find new uses for manufactured products. These are new boards, but wouldn’t it be a great [...]
3rd Ward just announced its 3rd open call for art
3rd Ward in Brooklyn just announced it’s 3rd Ward Fall Solo Show: An Open Call to Find One Extraordinary Artist.
It is a nation-wide open call for “ambitious, distinct and provocative work” and is open to artists working in all mediums - sculpture, photography, painting, printmaking, motion graphics, illustration, installation, industrial design, graphic design, film, [...]
Glamasauras
Today I want to introduce you to Andreanna of http://www.glamasaurus.com/
Sara: Please tell me a bit about you and your background? Andreanna: My name is Andreanna. I am the middle child in a family of all girls. Being Greek American various roles are pushed on children for what they are going to be in life. My [...]
Creative Handmade Paper
Creative Handmade Paper, How to Make Paper from Recycled and Natural Materials
Author: David Watson
ISBN: 0-85532-730-8
Publisher: Search Press
Review by: Sara Millis of Sara’s Texture Crafts
As a crafter it’s often new crafts that take my fancy every so often and I revel in dabbling in new techniques. While some techniques I prefer to learn in a [...]
Steampunk week on Threadbanger and IndieMogul
Threadbanger hosted a Steampunk week with IndieMogul. Check out their videos with many tutorials, links and projects. Can you feel it? Steampunk has so arrived. I case you have never heard of Steampunk, you can see my previous posts to read all about it. Start from the bottom..
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Dedicated to the Hurricane Survivors - 3rd Anniversary
This is the 3rd anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Of course, those of us in Louisiana are all preparing for another dangerous storm - Hurricane Gustav. We don’t know yet what it will do - but it is very dangerous. This post is dedicated to all of the Katrina survivors and those who survived Rita. Wendy [...]
Jacob’s Eye in Brooklyn
One of our favorite designers, Jacob Gayle of Jacob’s Eye has been busy producing funky Rocker Bags this fall.
You can find Jacob’s work all over Brooklyn this weekend:
Saturday, 9am-5pm: Fort Greene Artisans Market, FORT GREENE PARK @ DEKALB AVE AND WASHINGTON PARK
Sunday, 10am-5pm: The Brooklyn Flea, SCHOOLYARD @ LAFAYETTE AND VANDERBILT AVES
Tuesday-Sunday, 12pm-8pm: Urban Alchemist [...]
Design Sponge visits 5 designers from Sydney
Design Sponge has to be one of my favorite blogs for eye-candy and now I discovered these regional roundups that they are doing. Sure you will enjoy them as well. This is based on Sydney. You will get to meet 5 amazing designers from the area - Kareena Zerefos - an illustrator, Dieu Tan - [...]
Foyles - book store in London
Shop: Foyles (W & G Foyle Ltd)113-119 Charing Cross RoadLondon WC2H 0EBFax: 020 7434 1580Email: webmaster@foyles.co.uk
Opening Hours - Monday - Saturday: 9.30am - 9.00pm - Sundays: 11.30am* - 6.00pm
Public holidays: 11.00am - 8.00pm - (*11.30am - 12.00pm browsing only)
You can also find the company on-line at www.foyles.co.uk
Foyles is possible the largest London book store [...]
Eva Marie Elsie DeVore’s Fall Cozy Jackets
Deb and I recently discovered Eva Marie Elsie DeVore - a new emerging designer that handcrafts some gorgeous jackets. See the full story on our blog at Stylehive.
