St. Patrick’s Day Party Snack: Leprechaun Crunch
Try this last minute St. Patrick’s Day party snack!
Month: March 2015
DIY Japanese Bookbinding With Embroidered Covers
Have you spun a tale that’s ready for DIY publishing? Then go ahead and thread your needle and stitch your story into a beautiful book, like these elegant examples of Japanese bookbinding with embroidered covers by Anne of Flax & Twine.
Make a $10 Collapsible Leather Coin and Key Tray
Want a little storage space that you can pack up and take with you? Why not make yourself a handsome leather catch-all like the ones that Laura Kaesshaefer put together for Food52, which are not just practical, they’re also cheap to make! I’ve been noticing lately that leather catch-alls are abundant in home décor stores, […]
Rubber Band Power: 7 Stretchy DIY Toys
A collection of cool and clever DIY toys you can build and power using rubber bands.
Uncanny DC & Marvel Miniatures Fooled Us With Their Realism
Deviant Artist Xiang Zhang (aka NightT47), from Shanghai, China, paints (and implants hair on) 1/6 scale models with such proficiency and realism that he’s frequently accused of tricking us with Photoshop. He isn’t. Check out his Deviant Art gallery to see him work his magic on Heath Ledger’s Joker, Scarlett Johansson, Christian Bale, Tom Hiddleston’s […]
Hypnotizing Sculptures Are Like Real Life Optical Illusions
Since she graduated in 2008 from the Royal Academy of Fine Art in the Hague, Jennifer Townley has been creating kinetic sculptures. Two of these amazing pieces are featured below. The first sculpture, “Asinas,” was built in 2015. Looking at the video, it’s difficult to see where it starts and where it ends, gyrating in […]
Crafty Garden: Use Spoons to Make a Rain Chain
Rain chains are a lovely and useful addition to gutters or gardens, where they can be used in place of downspouts or as stand-alone tools to help you direct the flow of rainwater. Whether you’re connecting them to your gutters or placing them above water collection barrels or water-loving spots in your garden, rain chains […]
