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Behind the Burn #1: Vinyl record style logo coaster
I wanted a simple project to use in a video on the front page, so I chose a clean coaster design in the style of a vinyl record with the site logo. It felt like a good way of making something visually tidy without overcomplicating things. For the coaster design, I wanted something straightforward and…
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First rule of laser club: don’t inhale
This is my ‘responsible adult’ health & safety bit. One of the best things about having a laser engraver is that you can zap stuff just to see what happens. One of the worst things? Accidentally melting and inhaling something toxic. I haven’t actually done this, but THE FEAR is always present. It’s probably been…
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Workspace 2.0: now with 12% more motivation
I’m still pretty early in my laser engraving explorations, but I’m not treating that as a limitation. I’ve got an entry-level machine, a modest budget, and a few hours a week to explore what it can do. That’s not a disclaimer – it’s the framework I’m working within, so I’m learning how to make it…
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The joy of knowing where that thing went
At the risk of upsetting every decluttering guru on the internet: I hang on to stuff. I’ve always kept things that feel like they might turn into something, because I hate wasted potential. The ones that might become something. Random bits of fabric, wood, broken jewellery, dismantled hard drives, or half-finished ideas? Absolutely staying. Also…
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The origin story
What led me here? As with some of the best bits of my life, this quest started with bags of enthusiasm, a million and one ideas, and no idea what I was doing. When anything new seizes my attention I tend to hit the ground running – fast out of the blocks, full of energy…
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Burning without burnout
I love making things. I love the sometimes weird and often wonderful process of turning an idea into something physical. But I also have a day job, limited time, and a brain that doesn’t always cooperate with a ‘normal’ (whatever that is) schedule. So I came up with a strategy I’ve called burning without burnout. It’s…
