11-layer stencil graffiti
Street artist Boxi made this 11-layer greyscale stencil piece called “To die for.” Check out the process video. Via Wooster Collective.
Month: June 2009
How–To: Customize Beer Bottles For Father’s Day
Jennifer Perkins of Naughty Secretary Club shows how to take a regular six pack of beer bottles and completely customize them for Father’s Day. My husband recently bottled up the latest batch of his home brew, and I’m thinking this could work for him, too!
Coffin shelves
They’ve really been on a roll over at the Inhabitat blog lately. I’ve been admiring a lovely garden shed made out of recycled fencing that they recently featured, and now my new favorite post is about these ingenious (and cost effective) coffin shelves, dubbed Shelves for Life. Apparently they wrote about these shelves a few […]
Ask Make: Surplus TVs from the DTV Switch
Ask Make: is where readers ask questions and we do our best to provide clear and concise answers. Twitter users @threefourteen, @klaatu, @dcwilson303, @digitalcaffeine, and others all had the same thing on their minds this week and asked “What do we do with all the TVs flooding thrift stores because of the DTV conversion?” Well, […]
MSI Chicago hosts World’s Fair simulation this weekend
If you’re in Chicago this weekend, you might want to check out the Museum of Science and Industry’s World’s Fair simulation. From the site: Unless you’re a Chicago history buff, you may not know that the Columbian Exposition — also referred to as “The White City” or the World’s Fair of 1893 — was a […]
Jane Austen Cross-Stitch Book Covers by Leigh-Anne Mullock
Designer Leigh-Anne Mullock created cross-stitched cover illustrations of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice as well as Mansfield Park. The illustrations feature imagery about their relationships the novel’s protagonists might have been inspired to stitch. Can all Austen books be like this please?
Converse Spats
After watching Zoe’s tutorial in the Steampunk Spats Threadbanger episode, I got inspired to use the same technique to make spats for my Converse sneakers. I like the idea of having some for keeping my cons clean while I paint/cast/do other messy stuff, and also some dressy ones for special occasions. Check out my Flickr […]
