The Crafty Chica shares how to put together these glitter “spice jars” by custom mixing various colors of glitter. She mentions that you can remove the labels on the spice jars and make your own, but I love how she’s incorporated them into her project and matched the glitter mix to the name of the […]
Paging Dr. Tyler Duren… a new untapped unlimited fuel source has been found… Liposuctioning unwanted blubber out of pampered Los Angelenos may not seem like a dream job, but it has its perks. Free fuel is one of them. For a time, Beverly Hills doctor Craig Alan Bittner turned the fat he removed from patients […]
Tim Anderson’s canoe just underwent its maiden voyage, and it’s beautiful: Detailed, step-by-step Instructables are here. While you’re at it, make yourself a 5-minute paddle, too: http://p.webshots.com/flash/smallplayer.swf?videoFile=http://videoserve.webshots.com/video/10540/3019809250100343814CoHoeL_v_0.flv&audio=on&displayImagePreview=http://videothumb21.webshots.com/thumb/10540/3019809250100343814CoHoeLstill_001_0.jpg&videoPageUrl=http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/video/3019809250100343814CoHoeL&autoPlay=false&shareLink=http://cards.webshots.com/ecard/personalize?photoId=3019809250100343814%26source=v?.swf
Hopefully you have some free time over the Holidays. If you do, and you’re like me, you might want to check out the new version of Fritzing. We covered it before, twice in fact, and here is the latest release. It has come a long way in just the past few months. Fritzing is an […]
Elsa ZaldÃvar just won a Rolex award for her work turning loofahs, a sponge-like cucumber that I thought grew underwater but apparently doesn’t, and recycled plastic into a sustainable building material: You can read more on the awards page here. I eagerly await the promised how-to video; any readers able to find her specific recipes […]
Just thought I would let you guys know I was recently interviewed by Frances Anderton, host of KCRW’s DnA (Design and Architecture) show. We talked about the resurgence of handmade in today’s economic and technological climate and more. We’ve seen the growth in modern handicraft, evidenced by the thousands attending craft fairs like LA’s Felt […]
Design Sponge talked “in the kitchen” with Kristine Sitko. Check out her recipe for Balsamic Chocolate Truffles. They would be a great way to impress guests at your holiday party.
