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Forget Decals, Give Your Laptop a Fancy Paint Job

Forget Decals, Give Your Laptop a Fancy Paint Job

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

Senior Editor for Make: I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity of the masses! My favorite thing in the world is sharing the hard work of a maker.

I'd always love to hear about what you're making, so send me an email any time at caleb@make.co

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Instead of designing a custom vinyl decal for her brother’s laptop, Ootoro Torres painted a unique Stitch (from Lilo & Stitch) directly on the laptop’s surface.

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How-To: Vintage Wallpaper-Inspired Botanical Wall Decals

How-To: Vintage Wallpaper-Inspired Botanical Wall Decals

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Get the rich, luxurious look of vintage-inspired wallpaper while preserving your security deposit with this fantastic tutorial for making your own botanical wall decals using archived images of early scientific illustrations!

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Diamond Vinyl Wall Decals Pattern

Diamond Vinyl Wall Decals Pattern

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Use your Silhouette digital cutter to work a little home decor magic with this diamond vinyl decals pattern!

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How-To: Feather Candle Decals

How-To: Feather Candle Decals

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Add style and a pop of color to plain tapered candles with this feather candle decal tutorial!

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Wall decals serve as eco reminders

Wall decals serve as eco reminders

By Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson is a San Francisco-based creative technologist and Contributing Editor at MAKE. He’s the co-author of Getting Started with Raspberry Pi and the author of Getting Started with BeagleBone.

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I’m sure makers will appreciate these charming wall decals, which serve as a reminder that the electricity we use comes from somewhere. Made by Hu2 Design, these stylish and eco-friendly home accents will hopefully make their owners a little more conscientious when they flip a switch or plug in a wall wart. [via FFFFOUND]

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