Modern Day Snail Mail
After finding an old calligraphy pen, designer and illustrator Cristina Vanko decided to send hand written text messages to people for that week, with some amazingly endearing results.
Craft & Design
From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.
Iron Man Sweater
Rhian of The Crafty Geek shared this image of the terrific sweater she knitted for her own little Iron Man.
How-To: Chilled Monkey Brain Cake
If you grew up in the 80s, then you probably had the image of chilled monkey brains seared into your own brain by Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom. Well, now you can recreate your childhood horror with this spectacular Chilled Monkey Brain Cake tutorial.
Grumpy Cat Hat for Ed Sheeran
Jen of little bit of bass shared some great images of this grumpy cat hat that she made for English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, which she says took about 8 episodes of Breaking Bad to crochet.
Machine Knit TARDIS Sweater
Machine knitting Tumblr user rivellikes shared this incredible TARDIS sweater along with images of how she latched up the floats on the inside.
Survielance Camera Sculptures from Salvaged Cardboard
Sylvain and Helene of Filez doux create beautifully crafted surveillance cameras from cardboard that they find on the street, which they display as sculptural objects.
The Puppet Phactory Cranks Out Puppets with Personality
At Maker Faire New York this weekend, Puppet Phactory provided interesting-looking junk items for kids to craft into puppets. Puppet Phactory is a collective of artists that have come together to produce a play called “Momma Junk.” Check out some of my favorite puppets that were on display.
