More Weekend Fun

Pack Rat believes in the power of the stars
Good thing I checked my Facebook email today, or else I might have missed this awesome opportunity to tell anyone who’s in the Toronto area this weekend to look for the Toronto Church of Craft at the annual Trekzac Festicon, a.k.a. the Toronto Star Trek convention. These [...]

Item Du Jour #25

Pack Rat saves the date, every date
Hullo Pack Rateers. We are fast approaching the first anniversary of the magazine and in celebration I think I will order a set of these clever Circle the Date patches from Chakra Pennywhistle. Only $7, these patches help you commemorate with love all of your most important events. Made [...]

One for my CT Peeps

Pack Rat loves nutmeggers!
If you live in the Connecticut area, or are visiting for the fall foliage (and I recommend it. Connecticut has some great color and you don’t have to fight for room in a Bed & Breakfast the way you do in Vermont) in the coming weekends, then you are going to have [...]

Like a Candle in the Wind

Pack Rat has a soft glow
If you have some paraffin wax laying around, then checkout this tutorial from CandleTech.com to make some striking luminaries using a water balloon. Great for outdoor dinning or indoor romance.

photo copyright: candletech.com

Item Du Jour #24

Pack Rat loves you for your braaaains
You know, as society goes to hell in a handbasket for us Americans, a nightmarish existance that we never thought possible seems to be becoming more and more likely. So it seems reasonable that with the way things are going, we may just bypass a depression all together and [...]