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Photography. The Top 75 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2012. *Update: The Top 100 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2012 have just been published.

The Top 75 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2012

Click here to check out the most up-to-date post! After the positive reception from last year’s “Top 50 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2011“, the Sifter promised to highlight the top 25 ‘Pictures of the Day‘ at the end of every quarter, eventually culminating in an epic Top 100 for 2012. It’s hard to believe we’re already into the final quarter of 2012. With that, here are the Sifter’s Top 75 ‘Pictures of the Day‘ for this year. If any image really intrigues you, be sure to click the title link or picture itself. *Please note the photographs themselves were not necessarily taken in 2012, they just happened to be featured as a ‘Picture of the Day’ this year.

Animal photography Archives » one big photo. Random photo Submit your photo Stumble Thru elephant bull, serengeti, africa animal photography, nature photography. Paper. DIY. Paper. Paper crafts. 39 DIY Gifts You'd Actually Want To Receive. Clever Ideas to Make Life Easier.

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Clever Ideas to Make Life Easier

To see the complete list of 25 go here. You can pin the pics directly to Pinterest by hovering your mouse over the pic then clicking the “pin it”! Via: amy-newnostalgia.blogspot.com Why didn’t I think of that?! We guarantee you’ll be uttering those words more than once at these ingenious little tips, tricks and ideas that solve everyday problems … some you never knew you had! Via: apartmenttherapy.com Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise dings and scrapes. Via: unplggd.com Supposedly you can remove crayon masterpieces from your TV, computer screen, or walls with WD40 – I’m not going to try it though! Via: athomewithrealfood.blogspot.com Stop cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box by securing with a rubber band. Origami. Origami Bow Folding Instructions. This is a nice origami bow that you can fold to accessorize your gift box during the holiday season or any special occasion.

Origami Bow Folding Instructions

We consider this an intermediate origami. Made this origami? Comment and Submit your photo using the comment box at the end of this page! Origami Yamaguchi Dahlia Flower Folding Instructions. Origami Yamaguchi dahlia is an extension of the other easy dahlia by Makoto Yamaguchi.

Origami Yamaguchi Dahlia Flower Folding Instructions

There are more steps to this one and it's more complicated to fold. This is not a traditional origami and requires glue to connect the units together. Pop up flower. Paper Flowers. Origami/Paper. Amazing 3D Drawings. Fredo’s artwork looks like it comes to life from a piece of paper.

Amazing 3D Drawings

It is outstanding! See also: “Pencil Art: Turn on the Light.” Photos © Fredo Link via Bored Panda. Tall Painting. Ad+ on Behance. We declare the world as our canvas106 of the most beloved Street Art Photos - Year 2012. Click on a photo and you make it bigger and can post a comment on it.

We declare the world as our canvas106 of the most beloved Street Art Photos - Year 2012

And thats some of the most beloved Street Art Photos posted in 2012 on Street Art Utopia! A member of Street Art Utopia on Facebook wrote two year ago this nice piece about the future: – My son, do you want to hear something strange? – Yes! What? – You know the new tree painting we did on the garage last week. . . – What? – Well, yes, many were. . – Was art forbidden? – Well no, but it had to be in special buildings only. Bizarre & Stylish Steampunk Creations. 112 Cartoon Elements Make Learning The Periodic Table Fun. Marvel Minimalist Posters on Behance. If Tim Burton Made A Pokémon Movie list. Powerful Pictures. Three sisters pose for photographs taken years apart.

Powerful Pictures

A Russian war veteran visits the tank that he fought in which has been preserved as a monument. A child gives a gift to riot police in Bucharest. Retired Police Chief Captain Ray Lewis is arrested at an Occupy Wall Street protest. A monk prays over the body of an elderly stranger who died suddenly while waiting on a train in China.

A dog named Leao keeps watch by the the grave of his owner who was killed in a landslide in Rio de Janeiro. Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists in a gesture of solidarity at the 1968 Olympic games. John F. Christians protect Muslims during the 2011 Cairo uprisings. Www.tinymediaempire.com. The Lost Art of Hand Lettering on Behance. Z.L. Feng International Award Winning Artist - Landscape. Carved Book Landscapes by Guy Laramee. (click images for detail) For the better part of three decades multidisciplinary artist Guy Laramee has worked as a stage writer, director, composer, a fabricator of musical instruments, a singer, sculptor, painter and writer.

Carved Book Landscapes by Guy Laramee

Among his sculptural works are two incredible series of carved book landscapes and structures entitled Biblios and The Great Wall, where the dense pages of old books are excavated to reveal serene mountains, plateaus, and ancient structures. Of these works he says: So I carve landscapes out of books and I paint Romantic landscapes. Mountains of disused knowledge return to what they really are: mountains. Laramee’s next show will be in April of 2012 at the Galerie d’Art d’Outremont in Montreal. Coin Sculptures by Stacey Lee Webber.