DIY Laundry Soap
Liesel at Disdressed shares her experiences in whipping up her own eco-friendly laundry soap–a great option for those who want to cut down on packaging while customizing the scent. Link.
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BENT 2004 documentary online
Derek writes – In order to promote the art of circuit bending and the BENT festival, Absurdity.Biz has uploaded the first BENT festival documentary dvd online in its entirety for free viewing. Shot at the first international circuit bending festival for Absurdity.Biz’s ongoing Circuit Bending documentary, it later became a side-project DVD series sold at […]
Radio controlled art
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 some toys seem almost obvious, RC Art makes a radio controlled “color bug” that holds one marker and to draw you drive it around. I remember doing DIY versions of these when I was a kid (and later with a Roomba) – so I guess it’s time for this to […]
Laser cut puzzles
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 I was looking for some cool puzzles and Family Games America had some pretty nice ones – a few are “lock” puzzles where you need to figure out the puzzle and then you can get your bottle of wine, but others are nice laser cut puzzles that also gave me […]
Solve puzzles before you can open a DVD, CD, book, money…
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 I saw this ironic puzzle game, it’s meant to give kids/adults a puzzle challenge (roll ball unlocks the box) before they can open a DVD, CD, book, money – getting packaging open is usually a challenge already – but I thought it was funny how modern media companies like to […]
Marble transportation systems made from wood
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 some of the “toys” are meant for younger maker kids but they have an obvious home with just about anyone – HaPe makes all sorts of bead-on-wire sets as well a many well-crafted wood learning toys, but the ones I liked the most was their Quadrilla line. They are wood […]
Computerized engravers for metal, glass and more…
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 there weren’t that many customizing companies but I did meet the folks from U-MARQ – they make a $7,000k-ish computerized engraver – with these you can engrave: small items such as jewelry, rings, charms, and pens as well as large items; wine bottles, plaques, trophy’s, tankards, etc… on gold, silver, […]