WEARABLE PLANTER IN MAKE: 3D PRINTING

Exciting news! Make: 3D Printing, a recently published book from Make Media, features two articles that I wrote about using 3D printing to develop and create products.

The book is an overview of what is happening in the world of 3D printing today. Full of information about home 3D printing, techniques for polishing up prints, and an overview of 3D printed products on the market, it is a good introduction to the quickly moving and exciting ways people are using this technology.

My two articles to the book, "3D Printing Without a Printer" and "How to Dye Your 3D Prints" are about using commercial services to 3D print your products. "How to Dye Your 3D Prints" was previously published on this blog, and gives you instructions on how to dye models printed with nylon or polyamide through commercial 3D printing companies.

If you want to read the book and learn more about 3D printing, Make: 3D Printing is available online at MakerShed.

ART BIKES FOR SOPO BICYCLE COOPERATIVE

Friday night the bike we painted for Sopo's Art Bike Auction will be on display at the Big House in Atlanta. Sopo Bicycle Cooperative is an Atlanta organization that brings access to bicycles to all people. Sopo teaches classes about bicycle maintenance and repair, and also has a program to let anyone build their own bike for a low cost.

If you're interested in attending, RSVP on facebook. For more information about Sopo and the Art Bike auction, visit http://www.artbikes.sopobikes.org/.

Photo by Scott Lowden.

NEW ITEMS IN BOLD NEW COLORS, DIRECTLY FROM SHAPEWAYS

We're excited to bring to you new bold colors for fall and winter this year. We're adding coral red, bright pink, and violet to our repertoire of colors. We also have new bike planters that clip onto your handlebars for you to have more ways to accessorize your ride. Since these products are shipped to you directly from our 3D printing company, we're able to offer them at a better price so you can carry more plants with you on adventures!

International customers, you can orders these items directly from our Shapeways shop.

FREE SHIPPING ALL SUMMER LONG! AND AN INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING UPDATE, TOO!

Summer is the perfect time for plants to be in bloom, and for you to incorporate them into your wardrobe. To celebrate summer, we're offering free shipping on US orders over $50 from now through Labor Day (September 2)! We know that international shipping can get expensive, too, so we're also offering $10 shipping on all orders over $50 (USD) to all destinations outside the US.

Free shipping automatically applies at checkout when you spend more than $50 and applies to our standard shipping by USPS first class mail, on all domestic orders over $50. Faster shipping options are still available.

We also have good news for our international customers. All orders that ship after July 28 to the following countries will include tracking information:

• Canada
• Australia
• Belgium
• Brazil
• Croatia
• Denmark
• France
• Germany
• Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Israel
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Spain
• Switzerland

If you live in one of the above countries and place an order between now and the 28th, let us know if you would like us to ship your order a few days later so you can take advantage of the new international tracking.

Okay, that's enough about shipping. Go outside and enjoy the good weather!

BIKE PLANTERS ON THINGIVERSE

Our original Bike Planter, initially designed for the Sopo Bicycle Cooperative (a non-profit, community-based bicycle repair shop in Atlanta, GA) Art Bike Show, is now available on Thingiverse! You can now 3D-print your very own Bike Planter on your Makerbot or RepRap. While such a large print would be too costly to offer for sale, this design is perfect for at-home printing. Simply add 3mm elastic cord and attach directly to your bike for an awesome way to take your greens wherever you go! 

If you want to print your own bike planter, you can find the files on Thingiverse.

NEW BIKE PLANTERS FOR SUMMER

It's the beginning of summer, and we're rolling out some new items to make your enjoyment of the warm weather even better!

Our new bike planters are smaller our other ones, and they're perfect for holding a few blooms you've found while riding around town. You can get them here and on our Etsy shop.