Sleepy Owl Wall Clock

Oana Befort's gorgeous Sleepy Owl illustration (pinned) is now available on wall clocks here. 

Clay Opera Ceramics

Warsaw, Poland based artist Marta Turowska is the designer behind all the goodies at Clay Opera. She handmakes quirky, whimsical ceramics from an owl spoonrest, to a wolf shaped vessel  to a sleeping rabbit bowl.

From her website: "I am passionate for clay, glazes and paints. Each mug, bowl or dish coming out of my workshop has its own story, different inspiration. Each of my items has its individual character that I want to share with their future owners. At the start of XXth century, writer Nadezhda Mandelstam announced bitterly the beginning of an era of ugly things. I would love to bring back the beauty in everyday things: soap dishes, tea cups, sinks, butter dishes..."

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Robots Made From Trash by Anne Smith

Owl

Ram

Dino

Birds

Antelope from printer parts, VCR parts, typewriter parts, hard drive, ribbon cable, screws

Parrot from hair dryer, computer mice, electric sharpener, keyboards, typewriter parts, ribbon cable, car charger

Cat

I featured Anne P. Smith's amazing work previously here. I discovered some more of her new sculptures that once again left me in awe. How does she conceptualizes the pieces? Does she decides what she is making first and then collects the stuff she needs to make it or is it other way round? It would be great to know the process behind these robots. Isn't it?

DIY: Valentine Paper Roll Owls

You can create these cute Valentine owls using finished toilet paper rolls with the help of the tutorial shared by Debbie on her blog. This will be a fun project to do with your kids who can later use the owls to decorate with or hang them on the lights!

You'll need the following materials to make these Valentine’s day paper roll owls:

- toilet paper rolls

- scrapbook paper

- red and orange cardstock paper

- wiggle eyes

- pencil 

- scissors

- glue

- paint brush 

- circle puncher 

- heart stickers and ribbon

Valentine's Day Cards by Nineteen Seventy Three

Here are few of my favorite cards from the new Valentine's day collection by Nineteen Seventy Three.