Mad Scientists of Etsy

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Easy as G C T A

June's theme featured a famous scientist, and this month was Rosalind Franklin. While you may have heard of Watson and Crick, who identified the double helix structure of DNA, it was actually thanks to Rosalind Franklin whose x-ray crystallography data allowed them to make their discovery. However it took many years before the role of Rosalind was revealed, as Watson and Crick were rather reticient with this info. Although Watson and Crick received the Nobel in 1962 (in addition to Maurice Wilkins) for their work, sadly Rosalind had already past away from cancer and thus was not part of the award (the Nobel is never awarded posthumously). So several of our team members took on the challenge to interpret this theme and celebrate the life of a scientist whose groundbreaking work is often overlooked.

This month's entries include

molecularmuse

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27062450

Ulixis

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27126664

AliciaMae

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27060984

janssendesigns

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22802689

Please take the time while you're here to vote for your favorite entry on our poll!

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Mmmm... tastes like chicken!

Ok, so maybe none of the fab entries for the team's Ornithology challenge are edible, but they're still pretty tasty viewing :D

No treasury yet on Etsy (they're harder to nab more than ever!) so this time we're going with a bit of a different layout this month so you all still get a sneak peak of all the entries :)

UPDATE: Thanks to ginpins who nabbed us a twest treasury! Check it out!
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=56909

Be sure to vote for your favorite in our monthly poll here on our blog!

buffalonerdproject

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24535118

minouette

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24536997

deWiUK

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16452844

iWunder

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25222524

Ulixis

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25922243

ginpins

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25695365

DuhBe

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25768533

jackbear

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25793753
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25794068
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25793438

pandphomemades

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25776632

wildstrawberry

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24334828

And you can find more great team member items on Etsy by searching for "msoe team" and other challenge entries by searching for "msoeteam challenge"

Monday, May 4, 2009

Some ferocious entries for the Cretaceous challenge!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=56280

The challenge theme for April was the Cretaceous Period, which occurred about 145.5 to 65.5 million years ago. While many think of dinosaurs or the large meteorite impact around the end of the Cretaceous, quite a lot of other things happened during this time. The earliest known fossil of a flowering plant (Archaefructus liaoningensis) is from this time period; other flowers such as orchids also first occurred during the Cretaceous. Insects diversified greatly, and a sort of coevolution between flowering plants and insects such as bees is thought to have occurred.

We had quite the diversity of entries for the challenge as well!

Polymath - Diatom bowl
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24429268

NorthStarJewelry - Dinosaur Bone Necklace
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=54897

minouette - Euoplocephalus linocut
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23632674

gooseEatFox - Baby Dinosaur Purse
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23490266

AleciaV - Cretaceous Ocean ACEO
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24323312

jackbear - T-Rex Fail Stamp
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24392309

inalather - Sweet Honey Magnolia Granola Bar Soap
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24398421

Ulixis - Cretaceous Bees Brass Necklace
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24118142

pandphomemades - Ginkgo biloba Leaf Hand Embroidery
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23471109
and Ginkgo sp. Fossil Hand Embroidery
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23470315

iWunder - The Dude Scarf
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24253743

Some really fab entries this month - be sure to vote for your fav just by visiting on poll here on the team blog! And if you haven't yet, check out the team's treasury on Etsy, which will be up until Thursday afternoon!

Sunday, April 12, 2009

On the Origin of Mad Scientists...

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=52120

This month's challenge was Darwin, to celebrate the year of Darwin! And since the voting for last month's favorite challenge was so successful, we're doing it again! So check out the poll here on the team's blog and vote for your favorite entry! The winner will receive not only bragging rights, but a right cool graphic to use too!

Here's all of our great entries for the Darwin challenge:

kwinkelerphotos - Darwin Award Honorable Mention Bumper Sticker
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21243261

buffalonerdproject - Galapagos Finch Cat Toys
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21869986

DuhBe - Darwin's Grandeur - embroidered boucle blazer
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22251530

minouette - Darwin on Galapagos Lino Block Print
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22461907

Arctida - Mirror Mirror on the wall - ACEO
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22933368

jackbear - Evolve Stamp
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23105852

auntcindysattic - Giraffe Tracks Drag Around Quilt
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23117570

scientificculture - Charles Darwin Finger Puppets
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23064771

And don't forget to go check out our Etsy treasury and click and comment on all the wonderful items there!

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Is that a FUNGUS in your pocket...

We had a bumper crop of entries for the team's Feb "mycology" challenge! For those who aren't in the know, mycology is the study of fungus. We have mushrooms aplenty plus other great fugus inspired items!

And for the first time you (that's right, YOU) can vote for your favorite entry! The winner gets bragging rights as well as an awesome graphic to use! Check out the entries, then vote in our poll hosted on this blog.

Items can be viewed in the treasuries until late Sat/early Sunday on Etsy, in our Flickr pool, or click on the individual listings below!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=43855

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=44057

Monday, February 23, 2009

MSOE Team EXPOSED!!!

The Mad Scientists of Etsy team was recently exposed as part of VickiDianeDesigns' "Artists of Etsy Exposed" treasuries! You can check out the treasury on Etsy until Thursday morning at
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=41570

And a pic for posterity - We're a rather good looking group aren't we :)

A big thanks to Vicki for making our team a part of her treasuries! And thanks to Alecia (Arctida) for helping to organize this!

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

August's Microbiology Challenge!

We had a great selection of entries for August's Microbiology Challenge! This challenge was picked from a variety of science fields and microbiology was a hit! (And included some very interesting discussions on fungus! :D ) We had enough entries that they wouldn't all fit in just one treasury, so we nabbed a second one on Etsy and filled it with the remaining entries plus other great team items!

Entries for the Micro challenge included:
iWunder: Cyanobacteria, hand knit wool skinny scarf
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9711522

buttonbowerbird: Mouldy cupcake
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14009705

minouette: Radiolarians - Original lino block print
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14144432

Ulixis: Bacterial Notecards
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14195644

Olumna: ACEO card
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14227390

pandphomemades: Fantasies in Microbiology
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14211689

sweettweelab: Mixed Media Reflection on Microbiology
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14516917

buffalonerdproject: Phage Party Festive Apron
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14569944

thecuriousbiologist: The Anatomy of a Cell
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14576454

FurWillFly: Plush White and Red Blood Cells
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13477666

Arctida: S. pneumoniae necklace
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14777210

soap: Gram of Neis Cocks Eye Soap
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8198695

EverettCole: Drop of Sea Water
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14792871

molecularmuse: Pinned microbes
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14787274

audelaine: When diatoms meet
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12306724

You can find photos of the treasuries as well as other great team photos at our Flickr page too! For these and other great team items, you can search Etsy with the phrase "msoe team" or "msoeteam challenge" for items made for our various challenges :)

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