Gocco replacement?

Ana and I were saddened over a year ago when it was announced that Gocco silkscreen devices wouldn't be made any more. Both of us own and love Goccos so we were devastated when we heard the news. I didn't think anything could fill the Gocco void until I saw the Yudu. The Yudu looks pretty amazing and seems to improve upon the Gocco. I like that the Yudu process mirrors the real process of silkscreen printing. I'd love to get my hands on one and try it out, but I'll have to wait since it's $300 price tag will keep it out of my reach.

Mini Goals Chalkboards

Mary Kate McDevitt has been creating a whole mess of Mini Goal chalkboards with amazing, hand-painted lettering. Her chalkboards leave space to put just two to-do's which is enough to make everyone feel as if they've accomplished something for the day without getting overwhelmed.

[More images on Flickr.]

Eye Candy: Girard Dolls

Ana and I have House Industries on the brain today. She mentioned the Neutra Slab Face and I wanted to talk about Girard dolls. Ana mentioned them back in February, but I wanted to push them back into the spotlight since we found the adorable dolls today at work and we couldn't help drooling over them. Beautiful inspiration!

Gallery Show: Forget Me-Not

For those in NYC, be sure to trek down to the gallery hanahou on Friday, February 6th and check out their latest show – Forget Me-Not. The show is not about your mother's embroidery, but instead it focuses on modern embroidery artists and how they interpret love. If heading to the opening on Friday, please rsvp. For those who miss the opening, don't fret. The show runs through February 27th and for those with a crafty streak, gallery hanahou holds a special hands-on Valentine's embroidery workshop on Saturday, February 7th.



[Clockwise from top left: Heidi Kenney, Diem Chau, Shannon Rankin, Orly Cogan.]

Plushes Invade NYC

Gallery hanahou opened a fabulous and fun show today in Manhattan called Luv-able and Hug-able which showcases amazing and adorable plushes from over 30 artists from around the world. All the plushes are for sale and if you can't get to the gallery, you can always check out their shop online and snap one or two of the cute little critters.

In conjunction with the show, gallery hanahou is offering two hands-on workshops where you can learn the ins-and-outs of plush creation. The first is December 5th with the Ossu! Syugeibu design team from Tokyo where for $20 during your lunch hour you can churn out a little buddy. The second event is on December 13 where you can make a holiday plush with plush artist Jenny Harada. Email the gallery to RSVP for either event.

Build-O-Bama

Thanks to our friend Matt Hawkins at Custom Paper Toys for creating some supremely cool Obama-centric paper crafts, including the Build-O-Bama. Show your support and build your next president!

If you build your own, please send P+P a photo, we'd love to see them!


[This is a custom built Obama action figure Matt created for the ART + ACTION show and is currently up for auction on Ebay]

Crafty Cute Felt Animals

For us over here at Pica + Pixel, we have a weakness for small fuzzy animals such as squirrels and bunnies so we were super excited to see super cute DIY felt animal kits on reprodepot. Our favorites are the squirrel, bunny and monkey kits.