For your Halloween memories, Ann Martin shows you how to make a Halloween Spider Frame. This project features a quilled spider in a web (also made of quilling paper) that decorates a paper-mache frame. Show off your favorite photo of your kidlets in costume!
Tired of traditional, controllable musical instruments? Wish you could have a giant collection of crickets? Then you will certainly enjoy this autonomous sound installation by artist Jesse Stiles.
There is something about coffee art that really makes a drink seem special. I think it’s the extra energy and attention put into the bevy by the barista that makes artful coffee taste WAY better than regular coffee. Only one snag- it’s just too pretty to drink! [via weirdomatic]
So, you may think, somebody took an old pocketwatch and fit it with a PCB and some LEDs. Ho-hum, perhaps? Seen it? Done it? Got the T-shirt? My response: there’s concept, and there’s execution. The concept here may be of the non-earth-shattering variety, but the execution is exquisite. Must. Watch. Video. To appreciate just how cool this thing really is. It ticks, for one thing, and when the minute and hour “hands” advance they sweep around the face in a visual gesture reminiscent of John Taylor’s Corpus Clock. And besides flawless aesthetics and stellar workmanship, the watch has a great story, too. Its maker, Paul Pounds, explains:
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The only downside to having a business card holder as adorable as this one from Wee Folk Art is that folks might be so overwhelmed by its cuteness that they might forget to look at your business card. Learn how to make your own, and be sure you make some cards cute enough to match! […]
