While I am happy to be Volunteering with to help set up Maker Fairre on Thursday and Friday - I am Looking forward to attending the Fairre on the weekend with my three sweeties.
Its a bit unusual that I am looking for stuff to TAKE WITH us though lol... I think that bag of barbies may have a new home !
Maker Faire Bay Area 2009
Accessorize with Toys!
Ever wonder what to do with those random small toy parts too dear to toss but no longer any fun? Learn how to revitalize old toys into bangles, earrings and brooches by utilizing basic jewelry techniques. San Francisco designers, emiko oye and Shana Astrachan (members of the Metal Arts Critique Collective) will show you how to approach jewelry making with alternative materials and simple craft tools. Participants are encouraged to bring small plastic and rubber toy parts to work with or contribute. All ages welcome; especially great for families.
Web site: http://www.rewarestyle.com/custom/index.html
Diet Coke and Mentos Fountains
See the original Internet sensation LIVE! Geysers of soda shoot over twenty feet into the air in this spectacular mint-powered version of the Bellagio Fountains, brought to you by the mad scientists of EepyBird. EepyBird has been featured on Late Night with David Letterman, Ellen, the Today Show, and Mythbusters, and they were named "Best of 2006" by People Magazine. Their online videos have won two Webby Awards and received two Emmy nominations.
Web site: http://www.EepyBird.com
Projects with MAKE editor Mark Frauenfelder
MAKE Demos , Saturday 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM MAKE editor-in-chief Mark Frauenfelder recently showed how to make Vibrobots on the Martha Stewart show! Learn how to make these little bots and more favorite projects, like homemade guitars.
MAKE Demos , Sunday 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM MAKE editor Mark Frauenfelder and Make: TV host John Park show off their favorite coffee hacks, including the Florence Siphon, the Precision Espresso Tamper, and more cool coffee projects from MAKE magazine.
Join MAKE editor-in-chief Mark Frauenfelder to see how to make simple Vibrobot toys, homemade guitars, and more. Plus: Mark's joined by Make: television host John Park to demonstrate their favorite coffee hacks, including the Florence Siphon, the Precision Espresso Tamper, and more cool coffee projects from MAKE magazine.
Web site: http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=0596514395
Maker Faire Bay Area 2009
Hacking Toys and Clothes
MAKE Demos , Saturday 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM MAKE and CRAFT online editor Becky Stern will share her tips and tricks for hacking toys and clothes to make art, new toys, musical instruments, and wearable electronics. She'll show how she made her TV-B-Gone Hoodie, the sweatshirt that turns off TVs, and how to hack the circuit board of an electronic toy to change its sound. Don't miss special appearances by Becky's Twitchie Scorpion toy and Human Hair Blythe doll.
MAKE and CRAFT online editor Becky Stern hacks toys and clothes to make art, new toys, musical instruments, and wearable electronics. She'll show how she made her TV-B-Gone Hoodie, the sweatshirt that turns off TVs, and how to hack the circuit board of an electronic toy to change its sound. Don't miss Becky's Twitchie Scorpion toy and Human Hair Blythe doll.
Web site: none available
