Melinda of Mookie Moo made herself a last minute costume and transformed herself into a Tuna Nigiri Sushi, complete with a wasabi hat, pickled ginger scarf, and nori cummerbund. Melinda writes: While this costume was not obvious to everybody, when people figured it out there was a very satisfying moment of “AHA!” that passed over […]
Planning to be a flapper for Halloween? Donna Reed? Priscilla Presley? The Vintage Hair Archive is here to help! There’s a great collection of hairstyles from the 20s through the 70s, many with styling instructions. (Holy cow are they a lot of work! But what else is Halloween for?) Link.
Elsita has posted another great project. She made this Frida Kahlo dollhouse for her daughter so that she would learn about the Mexican artist. Link.
Thanks to Jason for pointing out this Sugar Skull tutorial for Dia de los Muertos on These Foolish Things. Good instructions including where to buy supplies. Dia de los Muertos is on November 1st and 2nd. Link.
Here’s a nice idea of how not to lose your personal data along with your keys. We just wonder if now that it’s so easy to find your keys, will you remember where you put your car? Gerry – creative findings – Link, [via]
Ever feel inundated by your IM client? The “Slow Messenger” is a small 96 x 64 pixel OLED display that delivers your instant messages over a long period of time and depending on your attachment to the device, gives you more or less messages. The device is meant to teach us about how much personal […]
Here’s another fun real-time Google Maps mashup, inspired by flickrvision and twittervision. WikiPediaVision displays recent anonymous edits to WikiPedia, showing you the article being edited, and where on the globe the edit came from. It’s a nice way to passively graze interesting topics that someone else just got done thinking about. Why are these simple […]
