Technology is allowing more and more people to create spectacular things in ways our grandparents couldn’t have even imagined. Take these adorable figurines called “The Scrappies” designed by Ulrich Schwanitz to commemorate his 30th wedding anniversary. Inspired by junkyard findings, … Read More ...
Corrugated Fountain by James Grashow
As a kid, cardboard is prime building material for everything. You need a fort? Cardboard. Doll needs a house? Cardboard. You need an interstellar spaceship capable of faster than light travel? Cardboard. However, most cardboard creations retain a certain essence … Read More ...
Creature Cup Set by Creaturecups
How great are these cups from creaturecups on Etsy? Imagine the comments you’d get as your guests got to the bottom of their coffee, only to discover an octopus. Or the delight you’ll get each morning from the unexpected presence … Read More ...
Easter – les têtes d’oeuf
The internet has been flooded with some of the most amazing egg art this year, but for me, this set, called “les têtes d’oeuf habitent ici” or “the egg heads live here”, is a personal favorite. There’s something … Read More ...
DIY Painted Belts (and a behind the video look!)
In my neck of the woods, spring’s been a little hesitant this year. So, in order to hurry it along, I’ve been sprucing up my wardrobe with fun bright colors and new spring prints. Which is probably why I flipped … Read More ...
Photography + Jewelry – Puur Anders
Check out these amazing art jewelry pieces by Miranda van Dijk, the artist behind the Etsy shop Puur Anders. Her Hidden Memories collection is a stunning mixture of natural shapes and images from photographs, a combination which highlights the … Read More ...
What Brings Portland Joy – Bot Joy
I’m a little jealous of Portland at the moment. You might be too after reading about the “What Brings Portland Joy?” art experiment. Artist Gary Hirsch scattered 200 of his adorable hand-painted joy bots around the city with instructions to … Read More ...
Hipstaprint Notepad – Hazel and Agnes
Have you ever wanted a fun indie craft project that uses all of those Hipstamatic and Instagram photos you take? Check out Hazel and Agnes for this adorable tutorial on how to turn your favorite prints into super awesome notepads. … Read More ...
Pacman Skirt by Go Chase Rabbits
While I’m on the subject of nerdy crafting, I adore GoChaseRabbits on Etsy and her wonderful, playful skirts. This one is on reserve for a customer, but she’s got other fun, nerdy clothes in her store and she does custom … Read More ...
Death Star Pinata
There’s been a lot of Star Wars crafts featured on the web in the past few years–cakes, candies, softies, pillowcases, and even dresses–so it takes a lot to impress me in this department. But the Death Star pinata managed it. … Read More ...
Baseball Screen Printing
Perfect for spring and a variety of baseball and non-baseball themed ideas, this guest post by Sabra of Sew a Straight Line on Whatever Dee-Dee Wants details how to create an easy screen printing set up with some basic crafting … Read More ...
Easter Påskris with Aunt Peaches
Two words: Feather Trees. Aunt Peaches rightly points out in this post that the Swedes have some of the coolest Easter traditions, including Påskris, these wonderful, colorful feather trees. No tutorial with this post, but a quick trip around the … Read More ...
Etsy Success Symposium – Friday April 30!
There’s still a hot minute to get yourself over to Etsy and RSVP for their Success Symposium. The contributor list reads like a who’s who of people you’d want to talk to about how to take on the business side … Read More ...
Inspiration – Salt Labryinths by Motoi Yamamoto
There’s a chance I’m the last person on the planet who hasn’t seen the amazing works of art by Motoi Yamamoto, but just in case I’m not, I have to share the works of the Japanese artist who creates … Read More ...
DFWCraft Shows Turns Two! (and celebrates with a giveaway!)
For those who aren’t on top of the Indie Craft scene in Northern Texas, DFWCraft Shows is a site that compiles all of the area shows into one convenient calendar, allowing would-be vendors and shoppers to find all the info … Read More ...