Etsy Find: Chemistry Crayons!

Chemistry Crayons by QuelInteresante

How cool is that?! That way you can commit all kinds of chemical compounds to memory. Useful if you ever end up on Jeopardy!, or manufacturing drugs building a dirty bomb becoming a chemist.

From a treasury that featured one of my Avogadro pieces! Yeah, I'm a geek.

Bats = Saved

It seems that "tough actin' Tinactin" might be able to save the bats, too. Human anti-fungal methods might work with bats?

Giveaway Winner!

According to Random.org, the Save the Bats! giveaway winner is lapage. Congratulations! I've ordered your bat selection. I'll email you for your street address and then it'll be all yours!

With shipping, it came to $14.00 so I will be sending off the check to the NSS's Rapid Response Fund on Monday, complete with pictures.

Thanks to everyone who participated!

Don't Forget to Save the Bats!

Bat by Katie Fragakis

Giveaway deadline has been extended until September 10th!

Back to School

I'm really excited to announce that I'm all signed up for a basic metal working class at the local community college! Working with metal will be, I think, very rewarding in a way that sometimes beads-on-wire isn't: a deeper sense of artistry, a more intimate connection with the creative process, dealing with the rawest of materials. It also opens up for the possibility of more men's jewelry, as beaded stuff doesn't seem to be too popular with the menfolk. ;)

I'm so excited, in fact, that I drew some pendant/pin designs so I can get to work on stuff RIGHT AWAY! I'm sharing a sneak preview here. BONUS: some of my real life handwriting.



What say you, men? Would you put this thing around your neck?

(NB: The graph paper I used has quarter-inch squares, to give an idea of size and scale.)

I'm Internet famous!

Well, not really.

But I am the second hit (after the sponsored links, admittedly) on Google when you search for "math jewelry."

Holy SEO, Batman!

In other news, going to gear up for 42 day today. Expect to see beta releases of my towel, 42, and Don't Panic pendants in this space soon!

Edit #2: In other, OTHER news, I made it into another treasury: Discovering Inspiration in Mathematics. From one of Etsy's Team Discovery team members, OohLookItsARabbit. Lots of great shops and items to heart!



Polygon Geometry Pendant by polyformstudio.



Trinomial (Nerd Diva series) by Andi Allen.


Math is Fun! card by Paper Lunch Box.

Happy Fall!

One of my bracelets is in this "Fall-idays" treasury:



Frame Purse by Allisa Jacobs


Enamelware For Fall by becaruns

And someone from Bucks County, PA!


Rusted Truck Original Fine Art Photograph by Bucks County Frames