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I just stumbled upon this fun Flickr group called the Midcentury Supper Club, where participants made recipes from old-school cookbooks and post their photos online. The above pic by Miss Retro Modern features a “Ham and Egg Combo” made with fake ham, mayo, and cheese. As the author notes, “I’d like to tell you all […]
Zakka Life has a cute pattern to knit up these bunny egg cozies. Link.
This Lego Unicycle Robot balances on one wheel and uses RCX Lego Mindstorms bricks with 4 sensors and three tires to maintain its balance. It stays upright by directly powering the wheel. Really nice video above of the whole thing in action. Yet Another LegWay – [via]
Martha Stewart just kicked off her Easter Workshop series with a super-sweet egg card project. Visit her site for the step-by-step instructions and more project photos. Link. Related: • HOW TO – Knit an Easter Egg – Link. • HOW TO – Hollow Easter Eggs @ MAKE – Link. • Star Wars Papercraft Easter Egg […]
On a visit to my friend Hannah’s house, she showed me some recent purchases she’d made from an amazing jewelry artist named Liz Jones of Betty Jo Designs. Liz takes discarded vintage linoleum and turns it into amazing and intricate multi-layered brooches and necklaces. Find out more at Liz’s “LinoForest” blog. Link.
Megan at Not Martha shares her experiments in creating curly bacon straws–perfect for the next time you want to make a Shirley Temple doll out of meat. Link.
Artwork: “Stitched T” by Cathy Pitters Next week, Moshi Moshi Gallery in Portland will be hosting a cool group art show curated by Levi Pitters, a 10-year old Mr. T fan and artist (who also happens to be the son of Crafty Wonderland‘s Cathy Pitters). From the press release: For the first time ever, twenty […]
