Vintage Schwinn Nuts & Bolts

On Ebay you can buy nuts and bolts for a Vintage Schwinn Bicycle :

Did you ever realize one bike uses so many different types?

I'd like to see where they all go. I think the batch above has something to do with the chainguard.

Maybe they are all going on this bike below.

GREAT PHOTO, right?!

Any questions on vintage schwinns, go ask JIM.

Colorful Bicycle Fasteners

Did you know that you can have fasteners in any color?

And cyclists love to bling their bikes with them! 

Check out these colorful fasteners used on bicycles.

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These are for BMX bikes - sold on Ebay.

Titanium Fasteners - lightweight for fast competetive cyclists.

From Racing Planet: anodized aluminum is a great choice too.

My bike would be covered in these! 

They even make colorful bike chains...but we don't sell them.

Happy Birthday to US!

Today marks our 3 year birthday - Nut & Bolt Cakes for Everyone!

These cupcakes were found here at the Cocoa Bakery in New Jersey.

We launched our first post May 16th back in 2011. 

If you missed it, be sure to take a look. 

FIRST BLOG POST EVER

We hope you've had as much Fun with the Fasteners as we have!

Cyclist #2

Last week for National Bike Month we posted a mountain biker - this week a street biker!

I'd get my friend Robert one but it's out of stock.

Found it here.

Have any of you biked to work this month? I don't think I could do it.

It's National Bike Month!

Did you know this?

From The League of American Bicyclists

And the weather is beautiful for a bike ride so  we made May bike month too. 

Now check out this cyclist!*

Found this over at www.PedalAnything.com

*I'm still impressed how no matter what I think of I can always find a sculpture made out of nuts & bolts somewhere in the world. 

Stools we love, perfect for Earth Day

Last week was Earth Day so we're mentioning something we saw repurposed. They aren't fasteners but they sort of look like them, right?

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The site where I found them says they are old truck springs but they remind me of flat head machine screws. I would love stools like this.

Found this at House Beautiful. Read the whole article because they repurposed SO MANY things in so many ways in this house, it was really surprising and super interesting. 

Goodbye Flamingo!

Remember the one we posted about the Garden Gnome, now we found this one!

It really is a hilarious touch perfect for my garden.

Australia's Big Bolt

We didn't include Australia in our month of international fun so we're mention that fantastic island now.

Did you know there is a whole Wikipedia page dedicated to something called Australia's Big Things? It's true!

Here is the excerpt straight from the Wikipedia page to explain it:

"The big things of Australia are a loosely related set of large structures, some of which are novelty architecture and some are sculptures. There are estimated to be over 150 such objects around the country, the first being the Big Scotsman in Medindie, Adelaide, which was built in 1963. Every state in Australia has at least one of the big things.

Most big things began as tourist traps found along major roads between destinations.

The big things have become something of a cult phenomenon, and are sometimes used as an excuse for a road trip, where many or all big things are visited and used as a backdrop to a group photograph. Many of the big things are considered works of folk art and have been heritage-listed."

Here is a postcard from Australia depicting a few. There's a mango, a penguin, guitar, pineapple - of course a koala.

If you scroll down the wiki page a bit, through all the funny BIG things, you'll find this beauty.

I want a group photo in front of it!!!!!

What fun!!! And guess where it exists...give up...in front of a fastener supplier of course (I'm so envious.)

Located in front of Banks Bolts and Fasteners at 177–183 Raglan Street

Roma, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

We've mentioned Australia before, it was big too, do you remember this post?

G' Day Mates

Hex, Out in the World Doing Some Good

Found something called XY that helps you keep track of your stuff by putting a tag on the things you often misplace. Simply place a tag on each item you don't want to lose and the tag sends a signal to your phone or tablet. When the tagged item gets too far away from you it sends you a message letting you know you left it behind. Or if you wonder where it is, you can just look it up! Great idea.

And what shape did they choose to make the symbol of their great idea - the HEX.

I don't know if you noticed but this company doesn't actually exist yet. But it will thanks to their Kickstarter Campaign. Click the image above if you want to help and contribute to this great idea - you only have 17 days left.

And below is the video to see exactly how it works and who are the people making it. 

We contributed because we love ingenuity and we love the hex and this idea combines the two (also we lose our cell phone a lot.)

Good luck to the XY team!
Can't wait.

Incredible In India

And in India, introducing

Fashion Designer Amamd Bhushan

"An armour dress in grey which was completely constructed of scrape nuts, bolts and screws, received a thunderous round of applause from the audience who were awestruck by Anand’s creativity."

Now you know I love fasteners but would I have been awestruck by this dress?

YOU BETCHA!

But I'm obsessed with this stuff. What I want to know is: who are the other people applauding? Am I to believe everyone in India is like me - fanatical for fasteners?!

GO INDIA!

And would I wear that dress? 

NO WAY SANJAY.

Nope.

The photo and the information came from a 2012 post from an Indian Fashion Blog called Purushu Arie so I googled Amamd to see what he has designed since 2012. It seems he is now working with LEGOS.

Found the photo from VOGUE INDIA.

(That's right, the screw dress designer is a bigwig.)