Burning Man Packing List
Furry leg warmers in late summer? EL wire pasties? DIY dust masks? Oh yes, it's that time again. From August 31 to September 7, your neighbors are forgoing Labor Day in the Hamptons or cook-outs with the family, and instead, they are caravanning out to the Nevada desert with rebar, hula hoops, and tutus in tow. My …
Etsy in Action: Bay Area Maker Faire in San Mateo
For anyone who's ever been to an Austin or Bay Area Maker Faire, I'm sure you'll echo my sentiments that it is a respectable spectacle filled with spectacular spectacles. With an emphasis on the experiments of tinkerers from around the globe, it's a great way to get inspiration for new projects as we head into …
Etsy Finds: Dress to Excess, It's Fat Tuesday!
Get out the glitter, ice the king cake and strap on your best set of beads — it's Fat Tuesday! Mardi Gras festivities are an amazing sight to see. This raucous celebration of fun, frivolity and bacchanalia wouldn't be complete without handmade costume ingenuity. Even if you can't be in New Orleans or Rio, you can …
From Brooklyn to Burning Man: An Artistic Experiment
At the end of this past month, I left the humidity and concrete of Brooklyn to camp in the desert of Nevada for the sake of art and the American Dream. I had just finished my Summer Internship at the Storque, and with some handmade buttons in tow, I embarked on my first Burning Man journey. ["Altered State" by Kate …
Trends: Circus & Carnival Couture! Cuffs, Ruffs, & Stripes Unite!
Okay: let me start off by saying to you all that I am absolutely IN LOVE with Steampunk. That being said, there's a new, almost sub-genre, of Steampunk called Circus Couture. Like Steampunk, Circus or Carnival Couture revitalizes times past, and encourages participants to inject a bit of carnie color and …
Summer Fun & Games
Guess what caught my eye and whipped me into a nostalgic frenzy...Hula Hoops! There's no better way to get a kid out of the house and burning off some energy. Lately the hula hoop craze of the 50s has been rekindled by the Burlesque/Burning Man/Circus Fashion set. These hoops aint just for kids, witness the …
Etsy Finds: Harajuku Fruit
Pretty enough to eat? Harajuku Style originates from the Harajuku Shopping District of Tokyo, Japan. The style, which might be representative of extremly bright colors and patterns, a mix and match of existing alternative styles from many decades, old punk, goth, and raver styles mixed with plastics, and …
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