Lovely Melissa Easton has an entire post dedicated to creating vintage 3 dimensional shapes out of paper. I found Le Cheval (The Horse) particularly charming, in a very analog way. She found them over at the amazing Agence Eureka.
Valentines Day Pixel-y Popup Card
How seriously cool is this Pixel-y Pop-Up Card? Click here for Full instructions and printable templates! See full instructions over at Mini Eco.
WhimseyBox
With a crafty obsessed 5 year old girl at home, Whimseybox makes me go ‘YES, Please’!
When you register for Whimseybox you’ll receive 4-5 craft product samples in the mail every month for just $15. They’ll select the products based on the things you tell them you like. There’s no contract and you can cancel at any time. They also offer annual subscriptions and 3, 6 and 12 month gift subscriptions.
Check out some of the recent projects. This will make my daughter seriously happy. Crafty surprises in the mail? It doesn’t get better than that. Whimseybox.
DIY Feather Gift Tags
These Feather Gift Tags are adorable. Get the free pdf template over here. Big thank you to the creators over at LOVE vs. DESIGN.
Giant Cross Stitch
Every now and then a submission comes my way that makes my heart sing. This is one of them. Giant cross stitch wall decorations by Jessica Decker. Wonderful !
(Thank you Jessica)
Masterpieces Pattern Sheet
This Masterpieces Pattern Sheet idea by Mo man Tai had me squeal. I *love* it. Ordering and looking for my hammer…
Sugru Hacking Putty
I don’t know about your iPhone cables but mine break, right where the cable attaches to the connector. My friends over at Holstee found a perfect hack: SUGRU PUTTY.
Team SUGRU (gaelic for play) was tired of not being able to fix broken gadgets, so they developed SUGRU, a moldable silicone that is sticky like Super-Glue and fun to use like Play-Doh:
1) Roll it to warm it up
2) Mold it the way you want it
3) Let it cure for 24 hours
Brilliant? YES! Order SUGRU over at Holstee.
Pinhole Cameras: A DIY Guide
Here’s a fantastic book photography enthusiasts: Pinhole Cameras: A DIY Guide, by Chris Keeney. Definitely a cool gift idea for parents that want to pass on the love for photography. What better idea than to build pinhole cameras with your little ones?
Make Your Camera Kid Proof
My 18 month old son Tilo loves nothing more than to test gravity with my gadgets. Not good. Not good at all. That’s why this post over on Unplggd made me look. It links to a tutorial over at instructables and shows how one can use silicone rubber to protect their camera and have it survive the physical wear and tear a child might put it through. Yes, only parents will understand.
Black Dog
This stylish recyclable black dog made of kapa board. It arrives flat packed and the laser cut pieces easily assemble into a 3D puzzle. Wooff!
Craft Project: Fun Glasses
Now that my daughter (5) has fully embraced her inner craft-goddess, I am always on the lookout for craft projects. This Paper Glasses Project will most definitely make us smile.
Woven Gift Toppers
Woven rainbow gift toppers? Yes, please!
MrTedi
Please meet the grown-up version of a Teddybear: MrTedi, made out of a mens shirt. I am smitten. Designed by Mrs Jermyn. #wishlisted
(via Crush+Lovely)
DIY Shower Curtain
Who said shower curtains have to be borin? This shower curtain comes complete with a permanent black marker to Draw-It-Yourself. (What a fun project this could be with our little Ella!)
(Thank you Carolina)
Treasure Wheels
Treasure Wheels™ is an urban dolly kit that fits in a satchel and is a must-have tool for urban scavengers. Treasure Wheels™ lets you wheel those urban treasures home, by simply attaching the wheels to the artifact of your fancy, and get rolling.
Nothing short of brilliant!
(Thank you Yael)
Catapult paper airplane
I want to run home and make one of these catapult paper airplanes with my 5 year old!
(Make sure to check out some of the other Minieco Tutorials.)
Use Candy For Buffet Table Labeling
I think I might build on this idea and make place cards for our daughter’s upcoming 5th birthday party. She would love it!
Paper Trees
Lovely paper tree creations by Sandra Juto.
Egg Bot Kit
Coudal phrased it right: Step up your game this upcoming easter with this Egg Bot Kit. (But man, I would *not* eat an egg that has been painted with a Sharpie. No, thank you!)
Letter March
My studiomate Aymie is carving a linocut letter a day for the month of march. Chosen typeface: Champion Gothic by Hoefler & Frere-Jones. Lightweight was chosen based on a deep rooted affection with its ampersand. I can’t wait to see the posters she’ll be cooking up with these!
Midget & Giant
Ryuji Nakamura created this miniature paper model house to sit ontop of his iMac, in front of the iSight webcam. It transforms a webcam view into something straight of out of Alice in Wonderland. How can this not make you smile?
(Johnny from Spoon Tamago just emailed me and said that he found this originally. Here’s his post.)
Float
What a gem of a find over at Paul Octavious’ blog:
Float Documentary Trailer from Phil Kibbe on Vimeo.
Inspiring André Da Loba
I stopped by André Da Loba’s studio yesterday and was hit with a big giant brick of inspiration. André lives and breathes creativity. If I could pick a parent for my next life, it would be him. I can only imagine how crafty he’ll get if ever he’ll have a junior. Give him cardboard, paper-mache, cork etc and he’ll turn into into a whimsical work of art. Next time I am going to get crafty with Ella (4yo), I’ll make sure to pull up his site for inspiration!
ps: Just noticed that André is selling his Narigudo Balancing Toy on his site. Ella has one and loves it!
Robot Quilt
While I am not all that crazy about quilts, this Robot Quilt by Boo Davis made me look and smile. It’s called “Does Not Compute”. Boo Davis shares the pattern and everything you need to know to make it in her book, “Dare to Be Square Quilting: A Block-by-Block Guide to Making Patchwork and Quilts.”
(How appropriate that the cover features an owl, my ‘obsession in the making!”)
