It’s Crayola Crayon Day! Check Out These 7 Awesome Crayon Sculptures
Feeling nostalgic for that wax smell and drawing outside the line? Celebrate your crayon-love by checking out these rad crayon sculptures.
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Inspired Writing: Gorgeous Woodburned Pencils
Transform the humble pencil into a thing of beauty! Make gorgeous woodburned pencils with your own creative custom patterns and fun DIY designs. I love how the right tool in the right hands can transform an ordinary object—in this case, a natural wood pencil—into an extraordinary piece of handmade art! Get inspired to make your […]
DIY Twig Pencils
Got a surplus of sticks and a shortage of writing implements? Why not turn those umpteen twigs into a pile of lovely pencils with this handy tutorial by Alli of Made with Happy!
Peter Schuyff’s Carved Pencils
There are some amazingly crafty works of art in this year’s Whiney Biennial, including these exquisitely carved pencils by Peter Schuyff.
Dalton Ghetti’s unbelievable micro pencil sculptures
Connecticut-based artist Dalton Ghetti must have amazing eyesight. Pictured here are none other than pencils that he hand-carves to teeny tiny detail. Apparently, Ghetti is a carpenter by trade and the pencils are his side project. He uses razor blades, sewing needles, sculpting knives, and mad skills. My mind is officially blown. [Thanks, Markle!]
My Travel Art Kit
I’m leaving for a 3 week trip bright and early tomorrow morning, and in preparation, today I gathered the supplies for a fun travel art kit. I went to Art and Soul, my local arts and crafts shop in Sebastopol (where our Craft Intern Lindsey works!). I found some great things there. All the kit […]
Brand name pencils
Remember the eraser collection? Well, Bob Truby has a wonderfully organized site for his pencil collection. They’re beautiful. via Meggiecat
