Thusly: Linkage including a very early Michelin man alas no motos on this one, though the site pretty wells rocks. via: amy crehore edited 25.june.2008 to correct image links
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Birdfeeder Design and a Good Use of Website Animation
I’m a fan of birdfeeders and clever product design. The Architect’s Birdfeeder, designed by Doug Patt Pratt, is good looking and an intriguing engineering solution. The key feature — it ships like flat-pack furniture but better because it goes together without that …
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ColourLovers posted a list of all 120 Crayola crayon colors and their (approximate) hex and RGB codes. The list was complied by Aaron at ColorSchemer.com. I am now going to waste several hours creating a custom Photoshop palette of these …
Read MoreGarden Report
We’re building a lot of stone walls this year. When we first had the lawns and beds installed we didn’t have the time and money to build the bed walls that we wanted so we used the black plastic edging …
Read MoreClever Packaging
On my way back to my interrupted vacation in Oaxaca I had the chance to upgrade my DFW to MEX flight to business class. I *love* business class. The only thing better than the leg room is the refuge from …
Read MoreWhat Happens When…
… someone with the Farckle Gene doesn’t own motorcycles. Just goes to show you.
Read MoreWIP — Pierced Copper for JM1 Class.
I’m taking Jewelry and Metalsmithing 1 at the Pratt Fine Arts Center. Our first project is a ring. The top is made of a piece of pierced copper soldered to a half dome. Below are pictures of the two tops …
Read MoreWIP — Pierced Copper Ring
Progress has been made on the ring. A flat piece of copper was hammered and then cut into a circle. That circle was dapped into a dome shape. The the tree bit was soldered onto the domed bit, making a hollow ornament …
Read MoreIt’s a Big Dam Country — Day 23
From Minot, ND to Glasgow, MT. Cool, overcast. It didn’t actually rain but it was very threatening. Hwy 2 is often an interesting road in that it varies between two-lane and newly divided four-lane. This occasionally leads to confusing lane …
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