They came from the dark, murky depths of Craigslist and part-time suburban realtor classifieds...Careless, cluttered, and often unbearable, these are, as the comments for this photo remind us, "these are the actual photos that sellers approve to market their homes."
(Get ready to have too much fun!) Fold Play shows how to make a photo kaleidoscope (either hex or oct), which just might be one of the coolest--and free--ways to display your photos ever. Make one or a dozen and you'll amaze not only your friends but yourself as well with your cleverness.
To make one, you'll need:
This lovely spring weather is making me love all things green! I didn't even realize how much I loved the color till I went through and saw all I have collected. I posted more pics of my green finds here!
Another handy, simple and very needed trick to keep pictures and light mirrors hanging straight and staying straight.
Looking for a quick and easy (and cheap) gift idea that's also personal and sincere? Whip up one of these journaled mats in a flash. You simply print out journaled writing (I edited mine in Photoshop) onto label stock, cut, and adhere to a regular mat. No more boring mats and it's an instant conversation piece! For complete instructions (with step by steps), visit my blog.
Here's some other ideas to try along these lines:
– Use children » READ MORE
I've just returned from my photography class where my new creative friend, Nikki, showed me the calendar she just made by using her very artsy photos she's been taking. It's simple, sophisticated and very much an expression of herself. The look and feel of it won me over. » READ MORE
I have a soft spot for paint-by-numbers kits, they are the universal equaliser for kids with dubious artistic ability. These days you're not limited to painting clowns, horsies or kittens (for some reason mine always came out looking slightly evil around the eyes), nope now you can paint ANYTHING by numbers. Easy123Art.com takes your photos and turns them into a paint by numbers kit, complete with paints, paintbrushes, and a reference guide. This is their example
but I think that I would go with this,
Use this fun web application to make an Andy Warhol-like rendering of a favorite photo!
I just updated my page with photos and descriptions of some of my projects.
Feel free to browse through and let me know what you think!
The most important things I learned at university were largely concerned with intellect, philosophy, and reasoning. I love academics and the blood-boiling excitement of all its theories and abstractions, but their intangible nature can often be incredibly unsatisfying. I discovered that I need to work with my hands sometimes, to give me something physical that I can point to and say, "I created that".
With that in mind, I enrolled in an upholstery » READ MORE
I've grabbed some small wooden boxes with clear fronts from IKEA, and some lights for under a shelf or counter. I'd like to put these together with photos printed on some kind of ascetate or transparent medium. Its that element of the work that I'm stumped on. Anybody have any ideas, or any other thoughts on making photo lightboxes?
Thanks.
Santa has come and gone so now it's safe to brag. I've been coveting these photocuffs for a year or more and finally decided that they would make fabulous gifts for my daughters (who have cell phones with cameras and digital camera) and, for my neice. I got them quickly and received a note with the shipment from the designer Spencer Moy letting me know that he didn't really have a budget for advertising and that he counts on word of mouth and the » READ MORE
I just moved (Thanksgiving weekend) my cozy, white-draped home from a small 20's-era studio into my partner's condo, which was built in the 1980s. The studio is a very bright corner unit with lots of windows (that are not heat efficient, by the way!) and natural light. It was very easy to be happy in this place just from the natural light bouncing off the bright walls. MY favorite space, of course, was where I slept.
The image hanging was done b » READ MORE
A couple years ago I attended a play at The Theater in the Round in Minneapolis (really bad site) and in the lobby they had this cool system for hanging cast bios and other info that consisted of wire, pulled taut across a span, in this case from floor to ceiling, with small hardware holding some photos and glass in place.
I inspected it and it seemed like something I could do at home. So next time I was at the hardware store I picked up some ver » READ MORE
