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Category: craft
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Love Week went by very quickly, and I’m left with a bunch of things I meant to post. So here they are, with minimal explanation.
FOOD:
Chocolate skulls…
This post from Let Them Eat Cake has some of the greatest chocolate skulls I’ve seen.
And now some Love Carrots…
HE(ARTS) and CRAFTS:
Geekalicious Reutersvard inspired heart (Source)
For the knitters.
Paper Ribcage with Heart (one of my favorite Valentine crafts this year).
Just an art piece I find striking (from here)GREETINGS:
I’ll finish up with one of my favorite passages on Love. Kahlil Gibran has some deeply moving words on the subject. Read them HERE.
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I am not a big fan of the term “steampunk” (for reasons I’ll refrain from discussing in this post), but I find myself drawn to the aesthetic. I really adore these “industrial” hearts by Monster Kookies.
Just look at the little mouse in there!
How convenient it would be if the heart was equipped with a power switch.
Check out a few more pictures and descriptions over on crafter or the official website.
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I give much credit to artonthemenu for crafting these wonderful pastry sculptures, entirely out of cardboard and paper.
My only problem is that from afar they look delicious, and upon closer inspection I can’t help but get the imaginary taste of cardboard in my mouth and inadvertently envision how rough they’d feel to chew on.
I’m sure these would make very memorable gifts, or 3D “greetings.”
Found here.
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Oh Elizabeth McGrath…I am so in love with your work…*SWOON*
Ms. McGrath is selling these hand painted butcher knives to get us all in the spirit of Valentine’s Day! Unfortunately, they are currently sold out.
Even the ones without Valentine themes are delightful. For example, this “luck monkey” knife:
Although many would beg to differ, this is exactly the kind of offbeat romantic gesture I find beautiful.
Check out the whole selection here.
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This image comes from the wonderful Skull a Day blog.
I wish I had made this as a Valentine gift. Love it!
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I wonder what it says about me that my first thought upon seeing this duvet cover was “that’s the hottest blanket ever!” It was just instinct. Don’t judge.
A fantastically crafty lady made this for her chemistry major boyfriend. So romantic!
Must resist the urge to start quilting…so many other things to do…
Found on Freshome.
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Have you ever wanted to feel like you were walking in a piece of graphic design art? Chris Natrop makes it possible.
For “Pink Dimension Burst,” he uses only watercolor on cut paper and tape:
“And Further the Dewdrop Falls” is a large installation comprised of cut paper and acrylic, watercolor, glitter, string and HD video projection.
Wouldn’t it be surreal to walk through?
Some of his pieces are cut paper suspended by wire, utilizing cast shadows are a mainstay of the design.
And then there are entire rooms of precisely cut pieces ans perfect shadows.
If I ever had a truly “spare” room, purely for decoration, I’d be quite happy to let Natrop have his way with the space.
See More.
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Sebastian Curadeau makes a fine array of glittering, plush ice cream cones.
Look a the intensity in their faces!
There are some splendid specialty cones, like this Day of the Dead “Mexicone:”
And for the b-movie buff, Cyclops cone! Be afraid…be very afraid. He’s menacing, and delicious.
He also has an arsenal of furry monsters, all of which are adorable. I really admire his craftsmanship. Very neat and precise, with materials that can be somewhat tricky (my sewing machine won’t touch that glittering “bicycle seat” fabric!).
See more on his blog.
Found on A Survey of Ice Cream Entities.
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I’m on roughly my tenth year of saying “I’m going to make a great gingerbread house for the holidays”…and utterly failing to do so. My theoretical designs are usually range from slightly unconventional to mildly deranged. But these gingerbread creations featured recently on Gizmodo put my ideas to shame.
We’ll start with an LED light-up gingerbread man, who has a wonderfully monstrous quality:
Ginger PC! I enjoy seeing the PC honored in crafts (I am not a Mac gal…despite many conversion attempts of others):
I love the detailing on this one:
And…from Portal, my very favorite game to adore but never actually play…the Weighted Companion Cube! *JOY*
(Thanks to Artie for making sure I checked Gizmodo that day)
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