One of the reasons I love Noisebridge is that peeps are always bringing in the New And Shiny for us to play with. This week, it was Sai Emrys, who got a sample of EL Fabric. We spent a couple hours checking it out, trying to find that perfect project for it. I'd be interested in our brilliant readers suggestions of how to use it best.

I'm thinking bikini.

(image: cyclopian overload magic eye)

It was in Boston, and I was wandering up and down Center St. in search of a cup-o-joe and a bun. My spidey sense tingled and I turned: across the street, the silent siren-song for makers: a big, handwritten sign 'FREE' above a pile of electronics. Hello, nurse. Took a Twit-pic and posted my discovery.

Almost immediately, pal CTP pointed out that two out of the three contraptions had Magic Eye tubes. I had never heard of them, so I powered up google. Needles to say- these are right up there with Nixie tubes in electronic awesomeness.

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I am often asked where I acquire the materials I use in my work. The answer isn't really simple as they come from a multitude of sources like our town dump, dumpster diving, craigslist, roadside trash pickup, as well as gifts from friends and family.

But there is one online source that I check regularly and that is Sequential Glass.  Sequential Glass is an adjunct to a larger architectural salvage firm and specializes in collecting things Steampunkian. 

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