Artist Tom Jennings has created an exhibition of around 400 hand-made noses at a coffee shop in Dalston. I was messing around with sculpy, making three dimensional versions of my drawn characters using white china plates as a work surface. As I was working on the nose it struck me as quite a surreal image, […]
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Swedish artist Bo Christian Larsson seems to have made a visual connection between the original purpose of antique luggage and hotels when he created these clever sculptures. More: How-To: Custom Travel Crafting Suitcase @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Suitcase Dollhouse @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Suitcase Picnic Table with iPod Speakers @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Old Suitcase to Picnic Basket […]
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Over the weekend I came across this amazing latch-hooked portrait of Christopher Walken (caution: NSFW language and an obscene amount of “Walken” puns) created by the wife of redditor NastyCanasta. More: Latch Hooked Mrs. Doubtfire Rug @Craftzine.com blog Latch Hooked Childhood Cats @Craftzine.com blog Colorful Latch-Hook Eye Pillows @Craftzine.com blog
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Herbert Hoover created this wooden ring with a QR code cleverly laser cut into it as part of his ring-a-day project. [via adafruit] More: CRAFT Video: Machine-Knitted QR Code Scarf @Craftzine.com blog Woven QR Code @Craftzine.com blog QR Code Rug @Craftzine.com blog
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Etsy user armsandink has discovered the cure for beer can baldness with these fetching bearded beer can cozies. [via buzzfeed] More: Machine-Knit Mate Cosies @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Make a Fake Beard @Craftzine.com blog HOW TO – Knitted Beer Sweaters @Craftzine.com blog
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Give your pencils some personality with this sparkle top pencil tutorial that Rachael from Penelope & Pip shared on Poppytalk. I’m not usually a rhinestone kind of gal, but I’m definitely digging the contrast between the sparkling sequins and the matte brown pencils! More: How-To: Scalloped Felt Pencil Tube @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Pencil Pouch @Craftzine.com […]
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Tired of letting perfectly good fish skin go to waste? Apparently Icelandic artists Fanney Antonsdóttir and Dögg Guðmundsdóttir were, so they started making lights out of dried cod fish that they call Uggi Lights. The lamp refers to the old Icelandic tradition of drying whole fish. The fish were hung up on special wood constructions […]
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