Mod Mischief

So the big news is that we won the Instructables Makerspace Contest ! After our second summer of making things like crazy, it's so wonderful that YuKonstruct (pretty much our second home) gets to take home the grand prize of a new laser cutter and other great stuff. Since the contest has wrapped up, Chris and I have been working on preparations for Axel's birthday party. And people wonder why we still haven't finished the kitchen renovation... #weregonnaneedalotoffeathers A photo posted by Allison (@modmischief) on Sep 10, 2016 at 2:07pm PDT

Last year I challenged myself to write an instructable every day during the month of June for the Instructables Makerspace Contest . YuKonstruct narrowly missed out on the big prizes last time , so this year we're after redemption! While I haven't been completely successful at publishing a new instructable every day this month, I have managed to get 12 personal projects featured . I'm most proud of finally doing an instructable for our wedding invitations ! If you have a chance, please vote for them in the Wedding Contest ! Vault Door Wedding Invitation Cranberry Salsa Dr. Seuss-inspired Hair Zipper Flower Hair Clip Baked Zucchini Coins Easy Fun Fur Vest Lactose-free Cauliflower "Alfredo" Sauce Lentil and Wild Rice Stuffed Peppers Quick & Easy Backyard Rhubarb Pie Laser Cut Plinko Game Personalized Gift from Child's Finger Painting Dishwasher clean/dirty Magnet

We hope you had a wonderful long weekend! The weather in Whitehorse has been beautiful so we tried to make the most of it. Today was a little overcast, but it was still great for an Easter scavenger hunt at the Y ukon Wildlife Preserve.

Last year, the theme for the Sourdough Rendezvous was "the future is now" and the organizers decided that, in keeping with the theme, the annual ball would be a steampunk ball. The Steampunk Ball was such a huge success, the organizers decided to do it again this year. While YuKonstruct helped with decorations last year, the makerspace's only contribution was laser cutting gears out of cardboard. This time around, Rendezvous approached YuKonstruct to design and build some really impressive steampunk props. Chris and I jumped at the opportunity to build some epic steampunk decor. Chris designed an airship and porthole photobooth backdrop in SketchUp and then we built them with the help of several YuKonstruct and Yukon Comic Culture Society volunteers. Another YuKonstruct member made an awesome jacob's ladder and incredible compass rose for the stage. A video posted by Allison (@modmischief) on Feb 26, 2016 at 11:17pm PST It was a ...

Axel with the can can dancers The Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous wrapped up this weekend. It's a fantastic winter festival full of contests, events and people dressing up in gold-rush-inspired costumes. The weather over the weekend was too warm for the snow sculptors' liking, but Axel and I thought it was fantastic for walking around Shipyards Park and enjoying the sights. Axel said his first word, "dog", last week and he got lots of practice pointing out all the dogs in the park.

We've been super busy with renovations and YuKonstruct makerspace projects. I'll try to get some blog updates together soon. In the meantime, here are some cute photos of Axel all dressed up for Valentine's Day.

We're enjoying a beautiful holiday season here in Whitehorse. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas full of family and joy!