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craft ← food catching up → craft Evany on how to make those crocheted Christmas tress, I must learn to crochet. Pensive Frog finds a bunch of origami stars. Homemade winter lip balm at Brownie Points. Sanna Annukka October 17, 2008 § Sanna is an illustrator and printmaker with a love for nature and folklore. She half finnish and half english,graduated with a BA Hons in Illustration from the University of Brighton in July 2005. She started by selling prints at a design shop called Hygge in Islington, London.”From one lucky sale to a friend of British band Keane led me to my very first commission which was to illustrate Keane’s second album ‘Under the Iron Sea.’” says Sanna She have since joined creative agency Big Active and set up her own company printing limited edition silkscreen prints of her artwork. Over the coming years she has plans to expand her product range from fine art prints to other printed goods such as fabric wall hangings, other textiles (including clothing), wallpaper and stationary.

DIY Design Community « Keywords: card, Alexander_Girard, heart, Mid-Century Show the mid-mod lover in your life how much you love them with my Girard-inspired Valentine! Here's what you'll need to make one: black card stock and white card stock (my card is 4.25" x 5.5", when folded)red light-weight card stock or construction papercutting matcraft knifescissorsadhesive of your choice Nook Stool & Bench by Patrick Frey for Vial Korean designer Patrick Frey has created the Nook stool and bench in collaboration with the German furniture brand Vial . The furniture series is made using a unique material called VarioLine®. The material is widely used in automobile and marine industries, but has been used in furniture design for the first time.

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Sawdust and Embryos: Rug Painting Tutorial Yes it's true, I painted my rug yesterday whilst Nick was at work. I didn't tell him of my devious plan, because I knew the look he would give me. I don't recall how the idea came into my head. But I've been wanting a beautiful decorative area rug in the living room for quite some time now. I've even spent hours on overstock.com looking at all the different options, knowing we wouldn't have the money for it anyway.

renee rodriguez designs: February 2013 Today is the unofficial launch of my new stationery collection, "That Girl Stationery". I thought Valentine's Day would be the perfect day since I put so much love into designing the line. I hope you love it as much as I do! DIY: Stencil Pillow January 16th, 2012 Have you tried fabric markers yet? I finally got around to it, and they work great. The Sleigh Bench by 6.1 Designers The Sleigh Bench is multi-purpose furniture designed by Canadian firm 6.1 Designers . In designer’s words, The Sleigh Bench is a piece of furniture with a Nordic flavor. The purpose of the bench is not to slide but to get prepared to slide. In fact, it is designed to be a storage unit for winter boots and to have a seat for lacing them.

Off-Beat DIY Project Pictures - More Show Me How Review In the early 19th century, the civil engineer Charles Joseph Minard's eloquently rendered charts convinced us that sometimes infographics trump text. They don't always work, of course—imagine how boring On the Road would have been if Jack Kerouac had drawn it as a time line—but the medium lends itself to lists and how-to guides. The folks who published the book Show Me How understood this: Graphics explain things, and lots of graphics in comic-strip form can explain several hundred things. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below The sequel, More Show Me How, probes new levels of topical obscurity. Opening the new sequel to random pages is addictive, if only because of the awesome strangeness of the tips provided.

How To Get The Look What better place to drift off to sleep than in a dreamy, Bohemian bedroom?Take a look at these ethereal bedroom spaces and I think you'll agree that: Everyone needs a stress free zone! The Designer Pad - Straight To The HeART I consider myself a very crafty person and love everything handmade. I'm always delighted to see how others use their creativity to transform everyday materials into something unexpected and beautiful. When I stumbled upon these lovely heart pieces in Bloesem I was immediately seduced by them, especially by their sculptural vive. These personalized handmade Hearts are the creation of Brit artist Veronika, founder of the design studio Sarah & Bendrix. The funny thing is that it all started with a piece she made for a friend as a wedding present and everyone started asking about the artist...and the rest is history.