New Headbands

I finally stole a weekend to make more headbands. Oh happy day! I used to make headbands almost every evening in Cali but now, I am just too exhausted. Soon, I will start back up selling at craft fairs. I just really need to amp up my stock before then. This weekend I found a random box with a few flowers, lace, ribbon and voila.... New Headbands.  Slowly rebuilding the stock.

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When I was little, I wanted to be a fashion designer. This will probably be the closest I will ever come because now my dreams are a little different. I can handle being an accessory crafter on the side.

Girl Scouts

My first 3D printed items! Love the new Cube 3D printer. I will be teaching a local girl scout troop about design and prototyping. Each girl scout will get to keep a charm necklace. Super Excited!! Looking forward to purchasing some new colored material. Luckily the Cube came with neon green material so I was able to make the girl scout charms for their invention meeting.
If you would like to help fund my efforts of bringing engineering to young females, please visit http://www.gofundme.com/engineer_females

3D printers

Thank you to everyone who has supported this cause to raise money for educational materials to bring engineering to females.  

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I have recently attended an International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) conference and talked with companies from across the country who support the cause of educating females through hands on activities in STEM. 

GREAT NEWS!! After networking and sharing my experiences with the free library programs I put on, Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Cooperation donated 6 one-year copies of SOLIDWORKS Student Addition. That means, we now have 3D CAD Software to create computer models of participant designs. Then, I talked with 3DSYSTEMS and Technology Education Concepts (tec) who donated a new Cube 3D Printer by 3DSYSTEMS. We can now print new prototype designs. 


New SOLIDWORKS 3D design software

New Cube for 3D prototype printing

With this generosity we have the ability to bring real world design and prototyping capability to young female students. The donations collected from this site will continue to fund the printing coil materials as well as other necessities dependent on the activities created for the programs. 

The next program on the list is an innovation demonstration with a local girl scout troop. They have been inventing products the past month and will be bringing their inventions/ prototypes to the next meeting. There, I will demonstrate how designers and inventors can use 3D software and 3D printers to create new products. The girls will each take home a necklace with a small charm designed and printed with the help of the new SolidWorks software and Cube. The wearable necklace will be a symbol of not only being a girl scout but also a sign of being a female interested in STEM.