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Kezar Triangle Gopher Blankets
Last weekend, I joined Friends of the Kezar Triangle for a picnic in San Francisco. The lovely Sam and Carla invited me to contribute a participatory art project to the event, and I came up with a set...
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eBay Sleuth: The Perfect Toy Refrigerator
How to Find the Perfect Vintage Toy Refrigerator Have you coveted our toy refrigerator at a recent craft show? Do you know a little person that likes to play chef? No make-believe kitchen is complete...
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Surprise! It’s a Wunderkammer Punch Box
In this post you'll get an inside look at the design and production of a Wunderkammer-themed custom Punch Box we created as a creative promotional product for surprise experts (yes, that's an official...
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Postmark London: Lea’s Favorite Finds
This summer I had the big treat of spending two weeks in London, walking the city, haunting coffee shops, and uncovering treasures everywhere. Here are a few of my favorites... Love their post boxes!...
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The No-Spill Chai Pour
Our Chai Dice Kickstarter project wrapped up a couple weeks ago and one of the questions we received most often was: Where'd you get that cool saucepan with the pour spout? The mysterious piece of...
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Winter DIY: Hand Stitched Tea Bags
I love making these hand-stitched tea bags because they take only a few minutes each but always turn out looking so precious. Most importantly, they're intended to be dunked in boiling water and used...
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The Sweetest: Tiny Books With Mr. Kerr’s Class
"Sugar books" made with high school students in Mr. Kerr's DIY Publishing class. It was a sweet treat to spend a morning with my dear friend Chris Kerr's high school class in Oakland, CA. Mr. Kerr...
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Make a New World: Handmade Shoes
My adventures in shoemaking began back in 2004 when I needed a new pair of shoes but wasn't feeling great about buying something made overseas in, shall we say, less than ideal working conditions. I...
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Wunderkammer: from Wonder Room to Wonder World
A wunderkammer is a Renaissance "wonder room" full of curious objects, both "natural" and human-made. In this quick pecha kucha talk (20 sec/ea x 20 slides), Lea shares various ways we can make artful...
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Pedal Power Flour
I made my first bicycle powered flour mill in 2001 while living in a big group house in college. I first bought a hand-grind flour mill simply because I thought it would be poetic and lovely to watch...
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Infinite Possibilities: A Game of Artifact Associations
This swirly marble entered my life when I was eighteen. I bought it at a glass blowing studio during one visit to my grandparents' house in Tucson, Arizona. I carried this marble around in my pocket...
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Trade Tokens: All New, and Vintage Too
We're often asked how we came up with the idea for this or that, and while the answer is different every time, historical objects generally play a leading role in our creative process. Case in point:...
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Video: Textile Conference Talk @ SFSU
Back in 2010, I was invited to speak about my ongoing Changing Clothes project at the Reinvention textile conference, which was a real treat. In this 20-minute presentation, I tell one of my favorite...
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With A Pencil In My Pocket
Note: This project is not currently open to new participants. We hope to revive the project in a different form in the coming months! With A Pencil In My Pocket was a collaborative project with the...
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Care Symbol
This larger-than-life clothes tag honors the many people and places involved in the production of clothing today. We wear most of our clothes without any knowledge or experience of the person who...
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Tiny Letters from the Tooth Fairy: Inspiration & Tips
Thanks to recent coverage in Parents Magazine, the World's Smallest Post Service has quickly become the de facto transcription service for none other than the tooth fairy. Mini missives bursting with...
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Letters To My Baby – Book Giveaway!
Back in May, we told you about Letters To My Future Self, our new book of prompted letters to be written and postdated for future opening. In response, you told us about meaningful personal letters...
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A Tiny Treehouse Treasure in the Woods
The Tiny Tilden Post Office has been quietly going about its business in the hills above Berkeley since we installed it back in December. The little establishment is tucked into a knothole in an old...
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DIY Scratch Off Cards: Lucky You!
Ever wanted to make your own DIY scratch off cards? Wouldn't it be fun to send a greeting card full of suspense and anticipation, just like a lottery ticket? I have wanted to do this for years! Make It...
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Wiggly Eye Dice: An Eye-Rolling DIY Project
My son just turned four and he's starting to talk about numbers and basic math. So, I'm going to give him a set of our silly Wiggly Eye Dice for Christmas. I hope they don't creep him out. Alas, I...
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