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kaptaink_cg over at Instructables.com shows you how to make lovely, edible roses out of yummy goodness bacon.
“Flowers make a nice gift to the friend that needs a smile or for that special someone in your life. Roses are even better. But sometimes even roses don’t cut it. Sometimes you need something a little more non-cliché, something…extraordinary… Sometimes, you need BACON.” More »
Lufah over at craftster.org has come up with a unique way of what to do with all of those old Kodak Kodachrome slides laying around, make curtains out of them! I must say that seeing this has already drummed up a few ideas on how to make my own curtains. I really like how whenever the light comes through that it has a stained glass window effect.
She goes on to say, “It’s a pair of curtains made out of old Kodachrome slides! I’m really interested in photography, and will buy old cameras in antique and thrift stores in order to develop film that’s inside of it. From time to time, I’ll find collections of old slides and will buy those, too. Last fall, driving back from vacation, we stopped at an antique store outside of Kansas City and I found a box of a ton of old slides, mostly Kodachrome, from the 50s and 60s.”
Time to go to the antique store!
Kodachrome Curtains – Updated! Now with lampy goodness!
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=338100.0
The folks over at Snowhite Blog have come up with a pretty creative way on how to make a simple but yet effective candle from a dried-out orange, oil or Tallow and some string.
Website:
http://www.snowhiteblog.com/candles-oranges/
The India Shop, located in England, is a gift shop that specializes in Fairtrade products. One item though that stands out in their vast collection are these newspaper bags that are entirely made from recycled newspapers and Bollywood movie posters!
The India Shop writes, “The organisation was started in 2004 by street children who wanted to give something back in return for the opportunities which had allowed them to escape desperate circumstances. These elder children, now married with children of their own, generate an income by making newspaper bags and jute items. This allows them to take care of thirteen street children that they have saved from the streets surrounding Delhi train station. Support for this wonderful project means that these children can enjoy going to school and playing, rather than pulling rickshaws, shoe polishing, rag picking and worse.
The newspapers are collected by bicycle rickshaw calling at residential homes for any read newspapers. This is why sometimes your bag will have a completed crossword!”
The India Shop Website
http://www.theindiashop.co.uk/
The India Shop Newspaper Bags Products
http://www.theindiashop.co.uk/acatalog/Newspaper_Bags.html#a2128
More about Fairtrade can be found at Fairtrade.net
http://www.fairtrade.net/
Katie Steuernagle has came up with a cute but ingenious way on how to make toy “Where The Wild Things Are” dolls out of toilet paper rolls. Simple but elegant and totally creative!
Katie Steurnagle’s Website
http://matsutakeblog.blogspot.com/
Katie Steurnagle’s Etsy Shop
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5311113
