If you’ve seen my zombified vintage embroidery design, you know that I’m a fan of taking innocuous things and turning them … a bit disturbing. These holiday decorations from Jo Anne of Crafting for Cheapskates take that hobby to a whole new level. See how she’s turned thrifted holiday decorations into creepy knick knacks. I […]
I love the idea of using a styrofoam wreath base for building up a cool crochet wreath. It seems like the possibilities are endless for creating cool designs and variations. See how Lisa of Good Knits created this beautiful crochet wreath over on her blog. [via Amy Gleason on Pinterest]
John Graham-Cumming created this sleek 7×7 LED display by hacking up a string of addressable Christmas lights from GE. Starting from Robert Quattlebaum’s excellent tutorial, he mounted an Arduino Pro and GE Color Effects G-35 Christmas lights inside a frame and diffused the light with a cutting board. I especially like how he used servo arms to secure the backing to the frame. He coded the Arduino so that custom messages and patterns can be displayed and in the video above he shows it displaying “Thanks GE” for making these hackable Christmas lights.
Enid Collins is a favorite designer of mine, and it’s not just because of the Texas connection. Her whimsical, stylish bags adorned with bold art and colorful jewels always make me smile. I’m swooning over these Enid Collins-inspired ornaments from Karen Serrie, of Midwest Maude. Danielle Thompson of Thompson Family Life has a profile of […]
Admit it, if I hadn’t put “twig” up in the headline for this post, you never would have guess what these adorable ice skate ornaments are made from, right? See how Michele of Michele Made Me created this clever reuse project over on her blog. [via @SisterDiane]
The doorbell rings. There’s an adorable princess and her little brother dressed as a cowboy on your steps. You smile widely, then offer them some Halloween candy. They lean in to help themselves to the candy bowl, and unleash screams of giggles when a skeleton hand suddenly bursts up! Turn the table on your trick-or-treaters […]
I know, I know, it’s only Halloween, so it’s way too early for Christmas decorations! That may be so, but I’d have no problem displaying this beautiful sheet music star wreath by Handmade & Heritage any time of the year! Now, who has some vintage sheet music lying around, just waiting for a project?
