Discount on "Making Stuff" and "Making Stuff for Kids"

Black Dog hearts Supernaturale, and is offering us 50% off. The books are great--especially Making Stuff. To order email jess@blackdogonline.com with your delivery address and let her know that you were referred by Kirsten on Supernaturale. Good through the end of August.

> Kirsten on 08/18/09 #

No Woman, No Tweet

There's an interesting article in the NYT from yesterday about people hosting parties with a "no blogging" "no tweeting" policy so that everyone can dance around drunkenly with lampshades on their heads without worrying it will be tagged on facebook the next day. Actually, it addresses more subtle concerns about privacy, people feeling comfortable about socializing in the present without fear of it being chronicled online by others, and the idea of the internet as the "new paparazzi" where everyone is a celebrity. Link: Party On, But No Tweets - NYT

> sublimestitcher on 08/11/09 #

Urban Plant Research In Residence

The Urban Plant Research duo, Sara Bouchard and Leslie Kuo, are dedicated to investigating the lives of plants in urban areas. They are doing a show in Brooklyn that opens on Aug. 15 at 7pm and a "nature walk" of vacant lots, weeds and tiny parks in South Slope on Aug. 22 at 6pm. They are turning the Open Source Gallery into a center about urban nature for their show. Dont miss it(251 17th Street, South Slope, Brooklyn).

> Tsia on 08/10/09 #

Design Within Reach

Chado by Ralph Rucci is a stunning fashion line that, for me, epitomizes couture with fine attention to detail and mind boggling small piece work. It seems he has made a series of vogue patterns! Home sewing ya'all!

> Scott on 08/07/09 #

Indie Shopping Haul!

I was at Urban Craft Uprising last weekend in Seattle, and one of the best parts about indie craft markets (after the DIY love, seeing friends and making news ones) is the shopping. I, uh, kinda went crazy this time and posted everything that I bought and bartered for on flickr. Urban Craft Uprising Glut of Handmade Goods.

> sublimestitcher on 08/06/09 #

The Uniform Project

The Uniform Project is a fund raising fashion project by Sheena Matheiken in support of Akanksha (an NPO whose mission is to provide education for India's thousands of impoverished children). Matheiken had a dress designed that she could wear in different ways every day for a year, as a riff on the public school uniforms she wore as a teenager in India and to help raise awareness the power of creativity to disrupt the unsustainable nature of fashion.

> Riva on 08/05/09 #

Balloon Animals

I don't have any context for these balloon creations- but they are AWESOME. Ahhh, the Lady Bunny- thank you

> Scott on 07/29/09 #

Inspirational text mandela

Chris Jordan has made an amazing mandela with lots and lots (tho by no means all of) the names of organizations promoting peace, justice, and all that kind of great stuff. Be sure to scroll down.


> Kirsten on 07/14/09 #

Waxing Poetic

Javanese batik makers are refusing to copyright their designs as thier work is God working through them. Copyrights are confusing- I know Victor Papenak didn't believe in them as he wants production to be hyper local. Copyrights are all that is keeping my royalties coming in. I guess God only sometimes works through me. Thanks BoingBoing

> Scott on 07/14/09 #

Kids Camps

Wabi-Sabi (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is holding fibre camps for kids this summer. Check out camps on puppet making, wet felting, and 'finding fairies.'

> Riva on 06/30/09 #