If you remember my Barbie patterns from earlier this week, you’ll remember I found many fantastic vintage patterns on that trip. Another favorite pattern I found has to be this Brooke Shields McCall’s offering. Snazzy! Did anyone out there ever make a top from this collection?
I’m a bit obsessed with painting my nails (I blame Brookelynn and her beautiful manicures that show up in all her projects), but I’ve yet to make the move into nail art. This cross-stitch manicure from The Daily Nail might just change that. [via Jess B on Pinterest]
An intrepid culinary adventurer, named Kari Schuster, created this “Meta-Pizza.” It occurred to me that up until now I had been limiting myself to pizza only in its natural state. It was obvious what I had to do next — find as many pizza-flavored items as I could and turn them into a pizza.[Editor’s note: […]
There’s nothing quite as eye-opening as stumbling across a pair of glittery, bejeweled pasties first thing in the morning! Our friends at Bust Magazine must have sensed that I’d run out of coffee, because this tutorial for New-Sew Nipple Tassels was front and center when I opened their email newsletter. The how-to provides step-by-step instructions […]
Trendland featured a next-level collaboration that was created for the June 2011 issue of Dazed and Confused. Photographer Richard Burbridge, Italian artist Maurizio Anzeri and stylist Robbie Spencer created these string art portraits that combine black and white photography and intricate string work to make the images vibrant, 3D pieces. I am really digging this […]
Allison Hoffman of Crafty is Cool is back with another of her awesome amigurumi creations. Our favorite Public Broadcasting painter, Bob Ross, is immortalized in yarn. She totally nailed his hair and beard, don’t you think?
By Kim Werker I’m a craft-project self-saboteur. It’s true. When I get really excited about a crafty idea, I often end up intentionally ruining it to avoid the disappointment of it not turning out perfect. Over the years I’ve turned this pesky habit into an asset, most significantly in developing the Mighty Ugly project. Mighty […]
