Florence Nightingale: The Passionate Statistician… Nightingale created many novel graphics to present statistics that would persuade Queen Victoria of the need to improve sanitary conditions in military hospitals. The area of each region shows the number of soldiers who died of wounds, disease, or other causes, during each month of the Crimean War– When Florence […]
The challenge of trying to buy everything that is only made in the USA… by Nicole McClellan @ Mother Jones… i had been cursing up and down the aisles at the grocery store for half an hour when I finally found a can of black beans claiming to be “100% usa family farm organically grown.” […]
I love this knitted horse head by Becca Compton… goes perfectly with an embroidered The Godfather portrait…
Here are the MAKE elves back from volume 04 by Robert Ullman – I put larger versions up on Flickr if you want to use them in a cool holiday project. If you do use them, put a photo in the MAKE Flickr photo pool – we just might send you something special from the […]
Craftster user Appleshannon and a friend made over a pair of thrifted Nikes that had been ruined with spraypaint, and turned them into these fun PacMan-themed kicks. Related: • Painted Dalek Sneakers • Lichtenstein-Inspired Sneakers • Mary Poppins Converse Did you know you can buy CRAFT back issues in the Maker Shed? Snap up a […]
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: Macula says they will soon be adding some December papercrafts to their site, including these funny pointy elves you can download and assemble. Keep an eye on Macula.tv for more.
Esprit Cabane has a how to for creating fairy lights from cardboard egg cartons and LED lights. I have to say it looks better than I can imagine egg cartons ever looking. via Chrisjob from Curbly. Related Plastic Water Bottles Become Sparkly Star Decorations MAKE: Skeletonizing leaves HOW TO – Egg Carton Pendant Light
