Lost At E Minor: For creative people. 2010/11/02/diy-triple-stud-ring-a-little-tough-a-little-sweet-a-lot-cool/ We’re so excited to continue to add to our amazing crew of writers at we heart this.
Today, we want to give a big welcome to Kirsten, who will be sharing her crafty ways with the lucky wht readers every month. A fan of vintage everything (but especially shoes) with a love of art, music, beauty, fashion, she’s a wht chick after our own hearts! And make sure to check Kirsten’s blog, Studs and Pearls for tons of inspirational photographs, musical fun and loads more tutorials. ~ wht As many of you creative ladies know, studs and multi-finger rings are some of the most well loved fashion trends right now. Double and triple finger rings are such significant statement pieces, and can really bring an outfit to an entirely new level. My love of studs and my love of jewelry making crossed paths (along with inspiration from high end, designer multi-finger rings) – and the triple stud ring was born. All photos: kirsten for we heart this ** Any kind of adjustable ring blank will do.
5 Things to Do Every Day for Success. Fast Company wants you to have your best year yet in 2012; click for more advice and tips on how to work smarter, manage your career, and lead a more meaningful life.
"You get up at what time? " I hear that a lot, along with "You are so lucky. " So, I'm going to help out here and let you in on the secrets of my success. Well, not all of them--but enough to show you the foundation I build on every day. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A simple yet highly effective list. Why Creative People Need to Be Eccentric. Creative people have a reputation for eccentricity.
It’s not hard to see why when we consider the habits of some well-known creatives. Like Truman Capote: I am a completely horizontal author. I can’t think unless I’m lying down, either in bed or stretched on a couch and with a cigarette and coffee handy. Jjean29.jpg (JPEG Image, 512x720 pixels) Make-your-own-pizza party - hollywood housewife. When we have the whole extended family at the lake each July, we each take a night to provide dinner, because otherwise trying to coordinate dinner for 25 people every evening is too arduous.
This year my sister-in-law did a make-your-own-pizza dinner and it was so genius that I blatantly stole the idea and had one of my own over the weekend. It's so easy, and great for groups. Here's how I did it: After rolling out a big 'ole sheet of butcher paper onto my kitchen island, I plunked all the ingredients right on top and wrote the instructions on the paper. (I actually used painters paper from Home Depot because that's what I had in the garage.) We grilled the pizzas instead of baking them, saving tons of time and mess. Guests were instructed to coat their naan with olive oil to avoid burning on the grill. Then, toppings! There was pizza sauce, obviously (I just used Ragu pizza sauce - shhhhhh, don't tell) and loads of cheese. Our friends loved it! Beau Lotto: Optical illusions show how we see. Cartoon style fighting Kids Perfect Summer Hairstyle: The Waterfall Braid.
Something about summer always awakens the inner hippie in me: I never want to shave my legs and I always want to wear my hair in braids. For quite a while now, I’ve been wanting to try a waterfall braid in particular. It’s not much trickier than a French braid, nor does it require a lot of time to make. Colortheory_screen_white.jpg (JPEG Image, 1224x792 pixels) - Scaled (93%)
How-women-and-men-see-colors.jpg (JPEG Image, 500x526 pixels) Creation. Art. Color sound research. Curation. Visual Thinking. Fashion Professional Directory - Fashion Images. Magazinemodel.jpg (487×650) Writing. Resources. Creative Inspiration. Graphic Design. Friday illusion: Deceptive dice. Sandrine Ceurstemont, video producer It may seem like an impossible construction.
In this video, stacked-up dice seem to float on top of each other. They even appear to hover when viewed up close, until a hand appears on camera to reveal the visual trick. Were you fooled by the illusion? This set-up, recreated by illusion fanatic Rex Young, is a classic devised by legendary illusionist Jerry Andrus. The dice arrangement is one of our favourite illustrations of this effect, but we came across a lot of other examples. Click here to see last week's illusion Last week, we showed you a chessboard that appeared to be distorted. So why do we experience this mind trick? Psychologist Akiyoshi Kitaoka studied the illusion and in his illustration here, you can see how the position of small dots within the squares make the overall pattern seem tilted. Music. Discover, Connect & Collect. Tutorials. Strobist.
Ecovative Will Supply Ford With Compostable Car Components Made From Mushrooms. New York-based Ecovative Design is no stranger to accolades from PopSci, having garnered an Invention Award and a Best of What's New mention in recent years, not to mention a shout-out in our latest homage to bio-inspired design.
So allow us to bestow yet more praise upon the eco-friendly foam maker for their latest endeavor: making automobile components out of mushrooms. Ecovative's chief innovation is a foam made of mycelia (mushroom roots) and agricultural wastes like seed husks and other throwaway organics that can replace styrofoam and polystyrenes in a variety of applications, like packaging materials and home insulation. Now the young company is teaming with Ford to replace the petroleum based foams and insulators in dashboards, bumpers, and door panels to make at least part of the automobile compostable.
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