Woah, I am swooning over my newest craft crush! Etsy featured seller Minxshop is a creative force. Check out her great interview on the Storque. My name is Anna-Marie but all of my good friends call me Minkie. I am a habitual collector of oddities; I have an infatuation with truly terrible vintage clothes, taxidermy, […]
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I love seeing how logos evolve over time, especially when they’re as iconic and illustrative as the Morton’s Umbrella Girl. On par with the bare-cheeked Coppertone girl (1953), this little lassie has been a favorite for Halloween costumes, tattoos, and craft projects for decades. She got her start in 1914, and proceeded to update her […]
Instructables user heidiwickersham writes: Turn an unwanted or damaged blanket into a children’s sleeping bag for some summer camping fun! This is a fun and fairly simple project that beginners both young and old might enjoy.
Brooklynites, check out The Shift, starts tonight! THE SHIFT is a birthday benefit for Devotion Gallery and 319 Scholes. It includes an exhibition, art auction with all pieces capped at $250, multiple performances, high calibre live music, and workshops focused on music technology. If you missed the last year at these two ground breaking, kick-ass […]
This is understandable, really, because the chemical composition of many crayons, even if you ignore the wax binder and just focus on the coloring, is extraordinarily complicated, containing many different pigments carefully blended to achieve just the right color. Even if the formulations weren’t trade secrets, it’d be doubtful if many of them could be fit on a crayon label in a legible typeface.
This cute pleated skirt from Tiffany of Simply Modern Mom for Sew, Mama, Sew! works great for kids who need uniforms for school, but can also be made with more decorative fabric to be worn anytime. Better yet, after a little practice, the skirt can be made in under an hour!
