Paper Castle
This incredible intricately designed paper castle was created over the span of 4 years by Japanese art student Wataru Itou. This is so exquisite, so beautiful, and SO gives a new meaning to the word patience.
Month: February 2012
How-To: Crochet Box of Chocolates
I’ve never been a big heart-shaped-box-of-chocolates-on-Valentine’s-Day kind of gal, but this super cute crochet pattern from Red Heart Yarn may change all that. It would be funny to color the polyfill inside to correspond with different flavors, and stitch a stuck-my-thumb-in-it-to-see-what’s-inside hole on the bottom of each piece. Related: What Crafters REALLY Want for Valentine’s […]
NEWS FROM THE FUTURE – United States Postal Service Scares You
I wrote a big ole’ article about how the post office could embrace new technologies and get back in the game, unfortunately this video/ad was the most sent in link :(
Retro TV Bar
Look at this cool retro tv bar that I saw on Spotted Fox. Now I need to find a rad retro tv!
Turning A One-Piece Wooden Lamp Shade From a Tree Section
Kiwi master craftsman Sören Berger is a woodturner, teacher, and inventor with 35 years at the lathe. It shows. In this amazing and slightly terrifying video, you’ll see him turn a giant tree trunk section that starts with the bark still on it, inside and out, until it’s perfectly smooth and translucent-thin. Inspiring and wonderful. […]
DIY No-Sew Caftan Video
For all of our non-sewers and sewers alike, here is a DIY caftan you can make without sewing skills. Caftans are free-flowing long tunics that originated in the middle east centuries ago. They have re-emerged throughout fashion history many times, most notably in the late 60’s-early 70’s (think Mrs. Roper and Maude). I, myself, LOVE […]
Kitchen Backsplash Counts out 159 Digits of Pi
Marie and Michael Porter of Minneapolis, MN, used colored marble tiles to create a gloriously nerdy Pi backsplash. [via Think Geek]