Electric STEM Groovy Box

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It's Electric! is now available as a groovy SINGLE BOX!

Groove on over to the Groovy Lab in a Box website to do the "E" in STEM! Groovy Lab in a Box is hands-on STEM, project based learning made FUN where ?STEMists? do the "E" in ?STEM?! Engineering Design Challenge in every groovy box! 

 

Investigate static electricity, origin and structure of the atom, paper circuits, switches, a groovy door alarm to keep any trespassers out of your room and much, much more!

The Engineering Design Challenge: You are a groovy electrical engineer who has been contracted by the latest groovy dance group. Using only the materials from your Groovy Lab in a Box, can you design and build a groovy dance pad with specific criteria and constraints?

Explore various science and engineering practices aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards. 

Don't forget: Every Groovy Lab in a Box comes with a groovy, retro-themed Lab Notebook where STEMists will take notes, draw pictures, redesign their engineering projects and apply their critical thinking skills. Plus, all groovy STEMists get access to the Beyond...in a Box web portal for additional groovy learning and STEM fun!

* Emphasis on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)
* Extended learning through an exclusive online portal
* For groovy kids ages 8 and up

Get your ELECTRIC STEM Box Today!

CustomInk - Design T-Shirts Online

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CustomInk - Design T-Shirts Online

From a casual backyard gathering with family and friends, to a neighborhood-wide get-together, BBQs are a staple to summer fun. With CustomInk, the leading online provider of custom apparel and accessories for groups and occasions, you can make those summer afternoons and evenings even more memorable for everyone. 

Have fun and get creative with popular apparel brands, fabrics, and even design templates in CustomInk’s Design Lab. Plus, there are styles and sizes for the whole family. 

Ink of the Week:

Each week, CustomInk rewards customers whose photo shows the most group spirit through a photo contest. This week there were two winners!

“The Grenada Mission Circle of Caring” and “Viola Section of Artosphere” are the winners of this week’s Ink of the Week contest!

Create Your Own T-Shirts Today with CustomInk!

What would be the perfect event coming up to create T-Shirts with CustomInk? 

I know I'd love to create some awesome CustomInk T-Shirts for the FARE Allergy Walk next year! This year was our first year attending it and we had a blast, team shirts would be even more awesome! 

Home Polish: 5 Gallery Wall Styles for Any Space!

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5 Gallery Wall Styles for Any Space

Got a bare wall that could use some loving? The team over at Homepolish dish tips on how to turn any old wall in your home into something inspiring, sure to impress any of your future guests/mother-in-law.

The Fade Out Gallery Wall:


If you’re anything like me and prefer to avoid making countless holes representing failed attempts at hanging that one painting, here’s a great introduction to five of the different types of gallery walls you can easily bring into your space:

1. The Fade Out Gallery Wall: Hanging bigger items in the middle of your gallery wall and filling the outer edges with smaller frames makes for a starburst effect. Very pretty. Rectangular, circular, squarish: you choose the overall shape.

2. The Family Scrapbook Gallery Wall: In this LA home, family photos printed in black-and-white lends an authentic and personal touch that compliments the neutral color palette.

3. Lost and Found Gallery Wall: Made up of found vintage objects, this gallery wall is contained to a fixed rectangular space; a smart approach to keeping a mishmash of items from feeling messy.

4. The "Sentimental Value" Wall: This gallery wall made use of the couple’s existing art and photos for an eye-catching living room display.

5. The Frameless Gallery Wall: Frames are expensive but tape is cheap! Playful washi tape will make for a fun composition.

To see seven additional types of gallery walls visit: https://www.homepolish.com/mag/12-gallery-wall-styles-for-any-space

Cricut Design Space App for iPad and iPhones!

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Cricut Design Space & New iPhone App!

If you read last week’s post, you now know why Cricut’s Explore One™ and Explore Air™ machines are so incredible – and a must-have for any crafter. 

But what bridges the gap between the creative ideas in your head and the Cricut machine is the Cricut Design Space™. 

Cricut’s Design Space™ is software for PC, Mac®, iPhone® and iPad® that you get for free with your Cricut machine of choice. 

Instead of trying to figure out how to make your project, Design Space gives you the ability to focus on what you want to make. Your Cricut machine takes it from there and brings it to life. 

With Design Space, you can start designing from scratch on your computer, iPhone® or iPad®, or you can use a pre-designed, Make It Now™ project. These ready-to-make projects are created by professional artists and include everything from home décor to fashion to paper crafting, and even a variety of FREE projects. 

If you want to use one of Cricut’s 50K+ images, you can try them out in the Design Space to see which will look best in your project before you commit to purchasing it. 

Uploading Images 

When you’re ready to start designing, you can either use one of Cricut’s 50K+ images or easily upload your own using the “Upload Images” tool in Design Space. You can upload and cut .svg, .jpg, .png, .bmp, .gif, and .dxf files absolutely FREE. You can even use fonts already installed on your computer. 

Cut What You Want® tool 

The Design Space’s Cut What You Want® tool makes it easy to convert your design into a cuttable image in just a few clicks! 

The Cricut Design Space™ app for iPad® and iPhone® 

Cricut’s easy-to-use app for the iPad® and iPhone® makes it possible for you can design anytime and anywhere inspiration strikes you.

It also allows you to access all the project’s that you’ve personally designed, whether on your iOs device or your PC or Mac, and gives you access to all the Make-it-Now projects. 

With this app, you can start a project while at the beach, enhance it at the ice-cream shop, add some embellishments while cozying up on your couch, and then cut it on the Cricut Explore in your craft room. Plus, it’s cloud-based, so your projects are always synced across all your devices. 

P.S. Cricut is working on an Android™ app right now, so don’t feel left out if you don’t have an iPad or iPhone. 

In a nutshell, Cricut Design Space™ gives you the creative freedom to design just about anything! Make party invitations, decorations, and favors. Create seasonal home décor or personalize wedding gifts. Add embellishments to your favorite photo memories. 

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! That’s why next week’s post (the last on in this series) will focus on some really fun and interesting projects that people have created using their Cricut machine and the Cricut Design Space.

Cricut Design Space™ app

eBay $500 Contest! US 6/8

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We're celebrating one million eBay collections — & counting — with a weekly $500 sweepstakes. 

Simply create a collection using the weekly themed hashtag. 

This week's theme is #trackitbuyit. 

Check back often for more chances to WIN!

Open to US residents (including the District of Columbia) whom are at least 18 years of age at the time of entrance. This contest ends on June 8th, 2014 at 11:59pm PT.

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Pandora's NEW 2014 Spring Charms - PERFECT for Mother's Day!

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