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I saw this great tutorial for revamping some old boots from Crafting in the Rain on blogher.com yesterday. She turned some boring old black boots into cute new stylish boots with some 3$ duct tape!

See the post here: Crafting …

I mentioned cargoh.com a few days ago as a great source of curated indie goodies. While poking around the site I noticed the GIRL CRUSH art workshops and tea party. This looks like such a fun idea. Imagine getting to …

Here’s an excellent article about the Do’s and Don’ts of selling on Etsy from Cath Young (of My Bearded Pigeon) on Epherielle Designs.

She makes a lot of great points! Read the article here: The Do’s and Don’ts …

I came across this post of pictures of knitted food on mdolla. I really wish the pictures were linked to the sources! Even so it’s a great gallery to look through for inspiration.

Check out the pictures: 53 Brilliant knitted …

I love that this person used a 3D printer to make a record for their old fisher price music box record player. I just wish they had done Staying Alive instead of some song by a band I don’t know. …

These portraits painted on crushed cans are by Kim Alsbrooks. I love the delicate and old fashioned portraits painted on trash. the series is appropriately titled “White Trash”.

You can check out her amazing murals here.

Kim Alsbrooks.…

go check out cargoh if you want to browse the work of great independent artists and designers. They do a great job of bringing the newest and best the indie scene has to offer.

a curated marketplace for independent artists …

These beautiful and detailed felt brooches are created by Lupin Handmade. you can check out her shop here, her blog here and she also has a book that looks great called super-cute felt.

Lupin Handmade – handmade felt …

Victory patterns has some lovely patterns and you can download them. Yay for instant gratification!

You can look through flickr to see other people’s Victory Patterns creations.

Get the patterns here:

Ava – Victory Patterns.…

Tutorial for creating your own bokeh (blur) filters.

Here’s another post from DIYphotography.net that talks about other ways to create this effect.

really cute!!!
(image by joy_sale)

DIY – Create Your Own Bokeh | DIYPhotography.net.…

Make doily napkins out of paper napkins with a paper punch. this is a simple and cute and would be cute for a kids tea party!

Doily Paper Napkins « Ode to Inspiration.…

This is about the creepiest thing I have ever seen. The eyeholes are horrible and look like there are things crawling out of it and it’s like there’s some creepy stranger on the other side of the shower.

Gas Mask …

How about Orange has posted a great tutorial for making a little box out of paint chips. This would be cute for party favors!

Get the tutorial:

How to make boxes from paint swatches | How About Orange.…

Dashing Fox print by Charlie Corrigan on Etsy.

Dashing Fox 8×10 Print by BarnumsWinter on Etsy.…

Moonbeams and Applesauce gives us a nice tutorial for turning a regular glass jar into a vintage-y looking blue sea glass color. I love sea glass. We went to glass beach up near Fort Bragg many years ago pre- child …

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