Having so much Summer fun! I love all the festivals we have here in Edmonton. 

This weekend is the Edmonton Folk Music Festival and I’ll be selling lots of new music-related GEEKWARE in the craft tent!  Hope you get chance to drop by and check out the new goodies.  

Here’s a special sneak peek at what’s in store…. 

Keep your cool in the summertime with a record album fan!  This is human-powered cooling for a hot hot world! Build your biceps, burn calories and, save the planet while you’re at it :)

They are all cut and stitched by me and my not-so-happy sewing machine.  It doesn’t like sewing through thick cardboard but it has held up well!

Record Spindle Earrings for the real vinyl lovers, packaged in recycled metal CD tins originally from Canada Post’s Millenium coin.

These Cassette Tape Notebooks are the perfect size to pop in your bag.  And you get to show off your ’80’s musical tastes at the same time!

I thought the music fans at Folk Fest might like some record player cards too. The record part of the card is made from the insides of a diskette! Good recycling eh?

And record clocks of course! I’ll be taking all the record clocks off the website for the duration of the show, so that they don’t accidentally sell twice.

Really looking forward to the festival! I’ll be open from 4.30 - 8pm on Friday, 10am - 8pm Saturday and 10am - 7pm Sunday. This weekend: Aug 6, 7, 10. See you there!

Lots of people have been buying up stacks of GEEKWARE diskette notebooks lately, so I decided to offer them in this special raainbow bundle pack, at a savings of nearly $8 off if bought separately!

They even look like the old Apple logo colours too, fun fun :)

Diskette Notebook Rainbow Bundle Special only $26.95.

I like notebooks.  You may already know that.  I make floppy disk notebooks and diskette notebooks and thought they featured really old computer media.

But these notebooks by ErinZam feature even older punch cards and that funny green lined paper from old printers.  How fun!

Say hello to the robots!  I’ve had a lot of fun creating these guys from bits and pieces of computer junk.  Each comes with an adoption certificate, and they are very much looking forward to arriving in their new homes.    I’ve made these exclusively for the Artwalk Show, which starts today on Whyte Avenue. 

I’ve made some larger pieces of geekware art too for Artwalk!  Entitled Invasion and Tetrislicious, they are an ode to the most famour games of all time. 

Busy packing up the boxes and getting everything in the car.  I’m testing out lots of new products this Summer at the outdoors shows.  It’s such a great opportunity to connect with customers and find out what kind of stuff you’d all like me to make.

All one-of-a-kind creations, so if you spot anything you’d like, be sure to come by Artwalk early to snag it!

Over 300 artists are participating in this year’s 14th Annual Whyte Avenue Art Walk. The avenue promises to be full of art-making and art-sharing.

When: Friday, July 10 to Sunday, July 12, 2009

Where: I’ll be located outside Fuss Cupcakes, next to Funky Pickle Pizza (guess what I’ll be eating all weekend…)

On Sunday, Whyte Ave’s main strip will be closed to vehicles from noon -5pm !  So you can wander right in the road and browse the street fair and Artwalk, pollution-free. There will also be a fashion show and live music from the stage set up right in the centre of Whyte! 

Another project with diskettes!  In part 4 of this Geek Ornaments series I showed you what I did with the diskette boxes, and here’s a project idea for the diskettes themselves.

How to: Diskette Present Christmas Ornament 

You’ll need:

• old diskettes
• old ribbon
• glue
• buttons or any Christmas embellishments 

Pick 2 diskettes that compliment the colourscheme of your tree. I chose red and green, but blue and white would be a nice combination for a more modern tree.  Glue the 2 diskettes together, aligning them so that the holes match up in the corners.   Tie a loop of ribbon through the hole for hanging. Glue ribbon around the centre to create the look of a present.  Glue buttons or other embellishments you have lying around to the ribbon.

Hang and enjoy!  

This is the 4th installment showing you how I made the e-waste Christmas ornaments for the Festival Of Trees event.   

How to: Diskette Box Presents

You’ll need:

• old diskette boxes 
• telephone wire
• old ribbon
• sparkly recycled paper

I used diskette boxes because I have lots and have never thought of a way to recycle them before, however, you could use CD cases instead if you have some spare.

I cut up an old silver gift bag into squares the same size as the box and placed 2 pieces inside the box, back-to-back.  Next I separated out the red and white wires that are found inside the mouse cables. You could use telephone wire instead if you have some handy.  I placed a small bundle of the wires inside the box.

Then I tied up each box with some saved ribbon from gifts, and tied it in a bow. Finally I added a loop for hanging the ‘present’ up out of some random gold cord I had lying around.

You could easily adapt the design to suit the colourscheme of your tree, and the materials you have!  They look really effective if you have 10 or more on your tree.