October 30, 2009
painted pumpkins
the other day i posted some ideas for decorating pumpkins that don't involve carving, and one of our readers sent these photos of some awesome painted pumpkins that i just had to share...read jennifer's comment and check out the pumpkins below!
for the past 5 years I've been painting pumpkins for andy's pumpkin express. myself and about 20 other artists from the state paint the pumpkins and they get sold at the event in brick NJ. 100% of the proceeds go to the diabetes fund. pumpkins are done in acrylic paint. every artist there has a specialty pretty much; theres landscape painters, portrait painters ect. i'm more of the animals/movie poster painter, and every year i do another led zeppelin pumpkin.
thanks for sharing jennifer, your pumpkins rock! especially the led zeppelin one :)
check out the website, www.pumpkinexpress.org.
October 21, 2009
wednes-diy
you may have seen these lace bunny ears by now...
they've caused quite a stir in the fashion world...these are the ones by maison michel.
but have you tried making your own? it actually looks pretty do-able, and now i think i know what i'm wearing for halloween this year...
this awesome tutorial is from monoxious.com.
i’m making mine this weekend...i’ll post pics of them when i’m done :)
if you make them let me know how it goes!
October 14, 2009
wednes-diy
making a quilt!
i have a problem. i never throw anything away.
as a result, i have lots of scraps of fabric left over from past sewing projects, and old clothes that don’t fit any more, so i decided it would be fun to try and make a quilt…plus this way i don’t have to throw them away, and if it turns out well i have a nice new quilt for the cold months ahead.
to start out, i cut the scraps into evenly shaped squares – to do this i used a record and a cd and cut around them, because i can’t cut in a straight line to save my life.
then i just started sewing them together in whatever pattern i felt like. i lined up the two squares, turned them over and sewed them by hand.
pretty simple- it would go much faster with a sewing machine but i don’t mind doing it by hand and it’s actually a pretty relaxing thing to do on a rainy day while listening to music :)
these are leftover from an old pair of jeans i made into cutoffs. i think they’ll look really cool in the quilt!
i cut some of the squares in half to make triangles.
i’ll probably cut some flowers, stars and other shapes out of some of the extra fabric and then stitch those onto some of the larger squares to add some flair.
if any of you try making your own quilt, send us photos!
October 13, 2009
meet your maker
i love this idea…every sunday from 11am-6pm a one-of-a-kind diy market takes place at the old american can factory in brooklyn. each sunday a different “maker” creates their product live, giving visitors the chance to see how it is made. the makers specialize in a variety of crafts including jewelry, clothing, food and home décor. I definitely want to go one weekend – if any of you are attending, let us know!
For a list of participating vendors, click here!
September 30, 2009
wednes-diy
bleachblack had an awesome diy post last week, which i wanted to share here. especially because one of my friends already did this...
high-tail it to your local craft store and make one! for your purse, your car, your bike, whatever...
September 16, 2009
wednes-diy
fpgirl katie found this on bleachblack...so rad.
and knighttcat had something like this on her blog...
pin-up!!!
September 6, 2009
terrariums!!
my friend brooke is hosting a terrarium workshop in collaboration with arthur mag!!!
this is so cool...i'm definitely going.
sign up soon!
August 27, 2009
heat-sealin' shahin
our creative director doub sent us this pic last night...she's in l.a. with our image team working on the next catalog, but met up with one of our vendors during her travels. she snapped him doing some metallic heat-sealing...
want to know more about heat-sealing? we just might have a little how-to for you in the next week or so... :)
