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The Hipster Home » Blog Archive » How to Make a Tiny Terrarium in a Light Bulb Ahoy there Hipster Homers! I’m Julie and I’m the very first guest blogger on this fine site. Today’s project involves breaking stuff, plants, found objects, and miniatures. 12 Days Handmade Christmas Tutorials Day 8 If you’re new to the ’12 Days’, you may visit the previous days by clicking on the day you like: Day 1 Crayon Roll Day 2 Zippered Pouches Craft DIY Projects, Patterns, How-tos, Fashion, Recipes @ Craftzine.com - Felting, Sewing, Knitting, Crocheting, Home & More Quilling, the coiling and shaping of narrow paper strips to create a design, has been around for years — hundreds, in fact. During the Renaissance, nuns and monks would roll gold-gilded paper remnants trimmed during the bookmaking process, and use them to decorate religious objects as an alternative to costly gold filigree. Quilling later became a pastime of 18th and 19th century young ladies in England, who would decorate tea caddies and pieces of furniture with paper filigree.
Lackadaisy Expressions Boy, I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I started this. I've had requests for some sort of expressions tutorial dating back a while now, so I figured, "Sure! I can explain expression drawing...and it'll be way better than all those tutorials out there that are nothing but charts of generic expressions. Yeah! Pinup Research & Development: Exercise : Body Constellations The approach outlined here (which will doubtless be the subject of some future live demo) should not be construed as an exact proportional guideline, but rather a loose armature for figure construction. Imagine you're a sculptor building upon a wooden base with a length of wire. The principle is the same. There are three primitive armatures you can get lots of mileage out of when inventing poses. If you're ever hard-pressed to think of a clear action to portray (and who of us isn't?), one of these armatures may help jar something loose.
Never Lose Those Keys Again! That is right… I said it. Who knew key holders could be so functional. And so pretty! I needed these clever ideas about a week ago! I say a week ago… Because I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen my car keys =/ Crazy Domestic: Melted Snowman Cookies I saw a picture of these the other day on Allrecipes.com and thought it was such a cute idea, I had to try it. After googleing it, I found a good tutorial on Stacy's Sweet Shop. I modified a few things to make it more simple for me (less homemade more store bought). To see the original Melted Snowman Cookie, and meet the inventor herself, go check out Meaghan (great name) @ The Decorated Cookie! Here's what I used:
papier-mache easter eggs For Easter I made papier-mache polka dotted eggs. I created them using small water balloons and tissue paper then I filled them with candy and toys and sealed them shut. The egg can hold a surprising amount of candy and the tissue paper seems delicate making for a delightfully heavy and yet fragile object, much like real egg. Also like a real egg you have to break the shell to get at what’s inside. I like things you have to destroy to open. You’ll need: A Singular Creation Art Community We would like to ing you this feature tutorial by Linda Bergkvist, renowned in the digital arts community for her gorgeous portrayal of characters. In this tutorial, Linda shows us step by step how she paints realistic eyes. About Linda Bergkvist Linda Bergkvist is a renowned digital artist who currently lives in Sweden. Linda Bergkvist's website can be found at www.furiae.com.
25 Free Adorable Hand Drawn Fonts For Your Designs Hand drawn fonts or fonts in that style can really add a personal effect if used in the right way. The use of hand-drawn images, icons and fonts are popular in website designs specially blogs for personalizing and giving a unique and artistic touch to designs. In this post, we present a list of 25 useful fee hand drawn fonts design.
Little Wishes - Beyond Beyond Well, we are dusting off our obligatory black armband over in Beyond Beyond land for one of our most favourite shops ever – Early Bright (mega sad face) they have been the purveyors of some delicious and inspirational bling that is more art than jewellery. And we just want to share one of the most beautiful pieces every a wish in a jar. We used to shake dandelion bushes when we were little in the vain belief that we would get a Barbie dream house, Michael Jackson tickets, the ability to breakdance overnight (although we never progressed beyond being able to do backspins), millionaire moolah, or our favourite wish was that we had been dropped off at the wrong house (sorry parental units) and we were really the offspring of some family with the financial clout of Daddy Warbucks and the Rothschild’s combined. About the author
Grandma's Tasty Home Remedy for Chest Congestion and Nagging Cough CAUTION! If you need this home remedy for chest congestion for children, NEVER GIVE UNPASTEURIZED HONEY TO INFANTS! It contains a type of bacteria that, though harmless to older children and adults, can be very dangerous to those younger than a year. A real handy home remedy for chest congestion is a simple Hot Toddy recipe. A good Hot Toddy will not only relieve that nasty cough, it will relax you and allow you to get that important rest. Home remedy's today are more important than ever. How To Become A Morning Person - The Huffington Post By Temma Ehrenfeld for YouBeauty.com You hit the snooze button about five times before getting up, skip breakfast and rush to the office grumpily. By late-morning, however, you're firing off emails handily. Your mood rises over the day. By 5:30, you're ready to get some exercise. At midnight, you're surfing the Internet and doing the laundry.