Cross stitch, graffiti and retro computer games may not seem like an obvious combination, but your needle and thread could now earn you some serious street cred. A far cry from the floral montages and woodland scenes often associated with cross stitching, the feisty kits at Urban Cross Stitch … [Read more...]
Say happy birthday in binary
This card may just look like a lot of printed zeroes and ones, but true dorks (and computers) will know that there's much more to it than meets the eye. One of a range of technology cards by Folksy seller Jane Cameron, the clever card carrries the message 'Happy birthday', written in binary code. … [Read more...]
Style your own photo handbag with Clippy London
Made from clear plastic pockets stitched together, Clippy bags allow you to create a unique fashion item using your own photos, tickets, Polaroids, old comics or anything else you like. Simply choose your images, pop them in the pockets and you’re good to go. I’m a huge fan of my Clippy bag, … [Read more...]
Treat yourself to a Wingdings font-inspired teacup
If the Mad Hatter was throwing a tea party for a bunch of techno bods, I reckon he’d probably invest in a few of these Wingdings inspired teacups from notonthehighstreet.com. Delicate and prettily patterned, the bone china cups and saucers hark back to the good days of tea and biscuits in the … [Read more...]
So long, Ceefax and Teletext
On Wednesday, the majority of the UK said goodbye to analogue TV, and cyberspace went in to mourning for information services Ceefax and Teletext. Martin O’Gorman of Xfm summed the loss up well when he tweeted, ‘RIP Ceefax. Gone the way of cassettes, 8-track and the ZX Spectrum.’ Amen. As … [Read more...]
Hug a politician: Knitted mayoral candidates
In the run up to the London mayoral election (not to mention the Queen’s Jubilee and the Olympic Games) I’m suffering a bit from politician overload. Or, at least, I thought I was, before I saw crafter Heather Brown’s woolly take on the front-running mayoral candidates. Trust knitting to … [Read more...]
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