Thursday, January 30, 2014

Laonato Jewelry



Laonato is an online jewelry store that offers wide range of cute, affordable jewelry. Check out their handcrafted necklaces, rings, earrings and bracelets here. There are so many sweet pieces but my favorite is the origami inspired owl necklace shown above. Did you see anything you liked here?



Printable Animal Sewing Cards




Download the cards and print...


poke holes, stitch...


keep making straight stitches on each fur line...


and done!

Get the free template of owl, fox, hedgehog and squirrel from here and collect the following things to make your own lovely animal cards. Happy stitching!
- ani­mal stitch­ing cards
- scis­sors
- straight pin
- nee­dle
- embroi­dery floss

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

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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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

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?