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Things I liked at Maker Faire 2012

Hands down Favorite item: Zevrino Arduino powered automatic cat feeder In the Expo Hall: Joona Re-upholstery classes The Algae Lab Grow-your-own tank of spirulina Bare conductive conductive paint Bazaar Bizarre: .retool. Seat belts made into wallets, card holders, and (my fave) passport covers Bossa Nova Baby tiny hand stitched brooches …

Together at last

I have finally created the perfect product to unite my love of the Fiber Arts and my fascination with disembodied moustaches. The ‘stache for your stash, or a ‘stache sachet, if you will (the anagram was irresistible). There are two versions available. The Stash ‘stache is filled with the natural …

Toot toot!

That’s the sound of me tooting my own horn! My kitchener stitch markers were featured this month in Knitty’s ‘”Cool Stuff” (scroll down to the very bottom and don’t click the picture). It is always nice to know that someone likes your stuff. And I am not the only one …

It’s a Halloween miracle

For a limited time, my mild-mannered moustaches have been transformed into Halloween monstrosities. The curly handlebar moustache sprouted fangs and took off looking for blood. The western ‘stache is completely zombified and stumbles around in search of brains. Portions of a black and brown moustache have been cobbled together to …

Sock Needle Case

A few years ago I made a lot of knitting needle cases. Downsizing apartments makes dealing with more than about a half of a yard of fabric at a time difficult, so I quit sewing as often. I do however, have just enough room to make one of my favorites …