...d set you back no more than 50 bucks. The squares are very light weight, which means they could be held up on a wall with just a straight pin, which means no big holes in the walls, which is good for renters. Now the bad part: The rippling of the paper still bugged me. If I did the project again, I’d experiment with different types of adhesives, possibly trying a spray adhesive or even sticky-back tape....
Making stuff is always way more fun when you're using the images of your friends and family as source material. Here's eleven clever projects that allow you to use your own digital photos to create...
Blurred lights in photo backgrounds are quite appealing...but doncha think a heart or star shaped blur would be even better?Enter the Bokeh: "an adaptation from a a Japanese word meaning blur. In p...
There's something about the Polaroid that still works despite its outdated technology, like Tetris or black and white films. Perhaps its the square ratio, the (near) instant output, or that useful ...
Digital Photography School suggests taking tons of photos to increase your chances of getting that perfect shot. Try these ten tiips to add a bit of diversity as you fill up your memory card.1. Sh...
I must admit: I haven't taken the time to become very skillful at knitting or crocheting. I can do it, I just generally don't. It's partially because I'm not much for repetitive activity, but its m...
The World's best Photography Blog offers tips and a video from Judy on how to make your own handmade Photo journal or notebook. Materials:Two Photographs printed at 4×6 or larger50-75 sheets of pap...
Domino Magazine offers 24 tips to "curate gallery-worthy arrangements on your very own walls with these ideas for hanging art." (Hint: To navigate, click on the "slides" below the large photo.)C...
Designer Roger Arquer has created Fish Bowls, a project that presents fifteen new variations on the standard fish bowl. "Each piece examines a topic or suggests a solution to a different issue. In ...
Crafty Chica Kathy Cano-Murillo has assembled some insider tips, shortcuts, and secrets for craft projects.Use a crayon to pick up small items (like jewels or crystals) for gluing. (See photo)Use a...
Lego artist Nathan Sawawa was the guest last night on The Colbert Report. Stephen, of course, teased about nerdiness and a childish choice of medium, but I'm pretty convinced this guy's got it down...
My parents are both science teachers: which means they always ruined the secrets to magic tricks, they forced me to identify every tree by leaf and bark type, and we always created our own vers...
Photo wizards,How does one mess with the colors so they become as such?: Am I correct in thinking the process is similiar in both photos? (They're by the same artist.) I have a pretty capable cam...
"Dan Golden is a New York based artist who has shown his playful yet sophisticated work in galleries for nearly a decade.In 2006, born from a desire to reach beyond the art world, Golden partnered ...
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Modern Home Idea Journal and Coloring Book. Creative Interiors Idea Journal and Coloring Book. Color Your Own Modern Art Masterpieces.
Apparently, solving a Rubik's Cube is either something you can do, or something you can't: you either know the tricks, or you don't. (I can't, and don't.)Fortunately, these toysters know the tricks...
Kirigami is the Japanese art of cutting (and folding) paper (Kiru = to cut, kami = paper) to create three dimensional forms. The techniques can be used to make anything from abstract pop-ups to zoo...
What, you might ask, does an abacus have to do with a craft room? Nothing, really. If any ciphering is going on in there, it’s on a calculator. But I digress. The abacus idea came from a basket of ...
