I love these charming papel picado rehearsal dinner invitations from Denise Mieko Cherry for Once Wed. Carrying the Mexican theme of their party into their invitations, she shows how she put together these mini papel picado banners and attached them to two cards for the invitations. Though they are demonstrated as a wedding dress rehearsal […]
I really like this idea: A bare-bones piece of furniture made from ubiquitous salvage materials and brick-simple construction, but with meticulously detailed hand-wrought decoration. It’s from French group doobi, whose only web presence appears to be their Facebook group. [via Recyclart]
Sheila Higgins shows us how to create a cold frame to extend your gardening season: Cold frame gardening is a simple way to extend your harvest season, allowing for fresh crops year-round. The structure consists of a bottomless box that sits on the soil and a glass “light”. Construction is easy–the cold frame can be […]
Magda Sayeg of Knitta, Please has been hard at work here in Austin. In preparation for Art Week Austin, she’s hit several popular spots in the city. Shown above are her coverings of the Carl Trominski blue signs on Lamar and the sign for Jo’s Coffee on South Congress. You can read more about Magda […]
If you’re in NYC, the OneZero MFA Design and Technology Thesis Symposium is not to be missed. OneZero is the annual thesis show brought to you by the graduating class of the MFA Design and Technology program at Parsons the New School for Design. Projects exhibited through both analog and digital mediums include interactive installations, […]
It’s Earth Day again and what better way to observe it than to use our skills to make it a slightly better place? It’s not hard to rewire that lamp or refurbish an old piece of furniture. Here are a couple repair tips gleaned from our @make_tips Twitter account: How to save your cell phone […]
Ever want to make a bunny rug? How about a huge world map? Noah at Instructables shows us how to transfer an image to any surface with a projector.
