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Lego Hermit Crab Shell

Lego Hermit Crab Shell

This is “Harry,” a hermit crab who lives in a rock pool at Legoland Windsor, sporting a brightly colored shell custom made from Lego elements by the staff, who emphasize that Harry was not forced to endorse their product, choosing his new home over the traditional seashells that were offered alongside it of his own free will.

How-To: 3-in-1 Cat Bed

How-To: 3-in-1 Cat Bed

Fellow CRAFT blogger, Haley, and I have been sharing stories and pictures of how our seemingly separated-at-birth-twinsie cats love to curl up right next to us on our desks while we work. It’s sweet and cute, but when they choose to zonk out on a stack of important work papers, it can get a little […]

Pickles the Pug Crochet Hat Model

Pickles the Pug Crochet Hat Model

When Lion Brand pinned this adorable dog crochet unicorn hat, I was immediately smitten with the sweet pug pictured wearing the hat. As I checked out Sweethoot’s Etsy shop, I was met with more wonderful pictures of Pickles the pug modeling cute crochet hats sized for dogs. It’s noted in at least one product description […]

3D-Printed Shells for Hermit Crabs

If you can endure the relentless puns, the tag aggregator page for MakerBot’s Project Shellter is a fun read. There are cool pics of the denizens of MakerBot’s official “crabitat” sporting their fused-filament homes (such as “Paris Shelton,” above, in a lovely little daffodil yellow number) as well as oddly touching night-time videos of each […]