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30 Aug, 2008

Bacon vodka

Posted by: Dave In: DIY| Food & Drink

The most excellent Brownie Points Blog posted some instructions on how to make your own bacon flavored vodka.  It’s pretty simple.  It just requires some bacon and some vodka and 3 weeks of soak time.
Check out the details here.
- Dave
P.S. - Yes, I will absolutely try this.

05 May, 2008

Babydoll coat rack

Posted by: Dave In: DIY| Design| Weird

This babydoll coat rack remids me of something I would see hanging in the Adams Family’s home.
-Dave
Link (via BoingBoing)

02 Apr, 2008

Ramones window shades

Posted by: Dave In: DIY| Design| Music

Hey ho! Let’s go!
UPDATE: 
From Etsy (sold out made to order!).
You can order them from the following sites:
www.brooklyncollective.com
www.brooklynflea.com
(Or contact Addie in the comments below…)
- Dave

25 Mar, 2008

MuxTape - create your own mix tape

Posted by: Dave In: DIY| Music| Web

MuxTape is a simple site that lets you create digital mix tapes.  You simply create an account with an email address and password and then upload up to 12 songs (mp3 format) for your mix.
MuxTape creates a special page for you with your songs on it.  Just click on a song to play it.
You can [...]

09 Jan, 2008

A tank cozy

Posted by: Dave In: Current Affairs| DIY| Design| Weird

From http://www.marianneart.dk/
A combat tank which was used in World War II was the setting for this work of art. As a protest against the Danish (USA´s, UK´s) involvement in the war in Iraq the tank was covered from the canon to the caterpillar tracks with knitted and crocheted squares made with pink yarn The 15 [...]

15 Dec, 2007

Beautiful losers

Posted by: Dave In: DIY| Design| Film| Media

This movie about design, art, counter culture and outsiders of all sorts will be released in the spring of 2008. I hope it is comes to Houston.
Link to the trailer. (from Compuer Love)
-Dave

02 Dec, 2007

Ecksmas tree

Posted by: Dave In: DIY| Justine| Misc

Justine finished putting up the tree this evening.  She tells me it is not finished, but there are lights and bulbs on it, so it looks pretty finished to me.
I look forward to all of the amazing holiday decorations this year.
-Dave

05 Nov, 2007

Wyoming libraries ad campaign

Posted by: Dave In: Books| DIY| Humor

The purpose of this brilliant marketing campaign by the Wyoming Libraries is to promote their searchable online Chilton automotive database (a useful thing of you happen to be the handy type who knows the difference between a distributor cap and a baseball cap).
According to their site:
Mudflap girl stickers meant to be put on vehicles, were [...]

21 Oct, 2007

Maker Faire Austin 2007 - Fire Sculptures

Posted by: Dave In: DIY| Design| Film

Video link
- Dave

21 Oct, 2007

Maker Faire Austin 2007 - Photos

Posted by: Dave In: DIY| Design| Photography

Link to the album
Justine and I had a blast at the Maker Faire in Austin this past weekend. We just got back and we’re both a little pooped, but we are inspired by all the creative people and amazing things we saw. I’ll post on the experience soon and go into a little [...]



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