Raven Hanna, here, of Made With Molecules. I’m a scientist-turned-artist and longtime maker involved in a number of creative science communication projects, including molecule-inspired jewelry and the project Science Tarot, which will have its own table next to the Made With Molecules’ table. This will be my second year exhibiting at the Maker Faire, and […]
Funny story. Just two days ago we launched an ad campaign on Makers Market including the tagline “No doilies allowed.” That was my brainchild. Up until this morning, I could say without hesitation that I’d never met a doily I liked. Then, today, as if on cue, the tube-gods have presented me with these very amusing, very original, and very much allowable gender-bending doilies from Nathan Vincent. [via Dude Craft]
From Kitten Camero.
I blogged Sara’s Petri-dish-culture-soaps back in March, and then again a couple of weeks ago when she started selling them through Makers Market. Now she’s just added a couple of awesome new versions with glow-in-the-dark colonies. You can get GITD green or GITD violet. They ship in a real Petri dish and will set you back nine bucks.
Dustin Wallace, whose bottle-opener ring for bartenders I blogged recently, has released the third figure in his series of fold-up water-jet-cut sci-fi “Robotagami” models. You can fold it yourself, or he’ll fold it for you. [Thanks, Dustin!]
My favorite laser-cutter is offering these switch/outlet covers in faux-aluminum diamond plate acrylic. $4 for a single, $6 for a double. [Thanks, Angus!]
Beep-it Deluxe is a handmade optical theremin, housed in a handsome laser-cut bamboo case and featuring a big chrome button and 2nd oscillator for enhanced modulation.Beep-it Deluxe emits a square-wave tone reminiscent of 8-bit video game music. A light sensor determines the overall pitch of the instrument, while a knob on the side can be adjusted to induce a warble into the tone for all of your sci-fi and rhythmic needs.
