Month: January 2011

Lori Nix’s Dioramas

Lori Nix’s Dioramas

I’m blown away by Lori Nix‘s post-Apocalyptic diorama photographs. (Her “Unnatural History” series, which shows a natural history museum askew, is also fabulous.) She builds each diorama from scratch over about seven months and then spends up to three weeks perfecting the lighting and placement of the props. I love this quote from her FAQ: […]

Inspiration: Things Organized Neatly

For the past few weeks I’ve really been grooving on this site, Things Organized Neatly. Who doesn’t find various objects painstakingly laid out in orderly lines and interesting patterns pleasing? What crafter can resist scrolling through image after image of neat and orderly (and surprising) layouts of ordinary objects transformed into the extraordinary? I, for […]

How-To: Make Glögg

Natalina on Instructables writes: Glögg is a Scandinavian Christmas drink. The recipes vary widely, but all of them use either red wine or port as a base with the addition of mulling spices, sugar and usually other liquors such as brandy or vodka. It’s great to get you through the cold winter season!