ManMadeDIY is now online. ManMade DIY is a Web publication that emphasizes the idea that DIY and creativity is for people of all genders. After their recent launch, ManMade is proving to be a useful resource for anyone interested in creating things with their own two hands. You can also follow ManMade on Twitter and Facebook.

ManMade is offering a free downloadable poster through their site to remind users that creativity can happen everyday. Sometimes, happiness really is a warm glue gun.

 Submission for Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter's 2010 Oktoberfest.

Art Shanty Projects is a temporary outdoor exhibit of highly creative structures built off of the idea of the traditional ice fishing house concept. This year, twenty different artists are participating in this month-long exhibition on Medicine Lake, just west of Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Art Shanty Projects is open on the southeast corner of Medicine Lake from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm on weekends from January 16 until February 7.

Below is a photo set from the opening day of the project. The artists are very interested in talking about their work and many are already looking forward to next year. If you can handle the cold, this is a interesting and fun exhibit that you can only see in a place like Minnesota.

A few years ago I was looking for an athletic hat that I could wear in cold weather while I ran outside during Minnesota winters. Many hats I tried were too thick to be useful. The problem with thick hats in cold weather is that they can cause you to sweat a lot more than usual and a wet head in cold temperatures can be dangerous. I wanted a cheap alternative that would keep my head warm, yet breaths enough to be comfortable on a winter run.

The sleeves of common cotton t-shirts typically fit snugly over the head (provided your head and arms are proportionate to each other). The cotton material can keep your ears and head warm, but still breath enough so that your head does not overheat. Any old t-shirt that still has a little life in the sleeves will do. Just cut off the sleeve at the seam, sew up the end you just cut away with a sewing machine or needle and thread, and turn the sleeve inside out to hide the seam you created. Your hat is done, and it didn't cost a dime.

This is one of the first print ads I have done for my business in years. While I have done hundreds of ads over the past few years for a number of clients, I rarely design or run my own ads. Alas, any opportunity to get a little more visibility cannot be a bad thing, especially in this economy. This half page ad is destined for a few different publications around the Twin Cities metro in the coming months.