Stylish Stool Revamp
Flickr user Very Lame found a beat-up stool in the garbage. After removing the cruddy vinyl cushion and replacing it with this colorful Sukie handkerchief, she’s got herself a stylish new one-of-a-kind seat!
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Walk – Don’t Walk chair
I really like this chair because it reminds me of living in NYC. This certainly qualifies for a remake with a $3700 price tag and a 16-week wait. I would want the “scuffed” version. The chair can come complete with all the genuine scuffs and stains of its New York City roots or can come […]
Poketo Warehouse Party & Sale
The fun folks at Poketo are hosting their first-ever warehouse sale this Saturday. Stop by and snap up teeshirts, wallets, plates and more–everything is priced at $5 or $10. If that ain’t enough, the first 50 folks to arrive get a gift bag and a 10% discount on purchases. Oh…and there will be music and […]
Slot car cam
When I was a tween, I lived for slot-cars. Our small town outside of Richmond, VA had two slot car shops/tracks for a few years. This video from Spain shows a race from fixed and car-mounted cameras. Really nice track too. And vroom-vroom sound effects. Scalextric EXIN made in Spain [via]
Distill Plant Essences Using a DIY Condenser
Sean Ragan has a tutorial for extracting plant essences at home using a combination of kitchen items you probably already have, and a special shaped “schoolhouse” style glass lampshade. This thorough walkthrough will help you make scents for soaps, laundry, etc. from rose petals, rosemary, and other plants.
ROUNDUP: Quick & Easy Mother’s Day Crafts
If you’re in a pinch and need to come up with a last-minute Mother’s Day gift, look no further! We’ve assembled a list of craft tutorials that have caught our eye–and all of them can easily be whipped up by this Sunday, no problemo. Burda Style has a tutorial for making a luxurious eye mask, […]
The Cans Festival, stencil art fest
Great article and gallery @ NOTCOT from the Cans Festival featuring BANKSY and 600 other artists… The space itself opened with powder blue billboard with “GENTRIFY THIS†painted aggressively in black, which a mother explained to her young daughter behind me in line was “delightfully ironicâ€, a phrase that applied just as well to the […]