Art Inspired Outfits III - Polyvore - StumbleUpon 307 121 104 104 175 110 81 155 152 94 96 65 143 118 96 112 79 119 133 106 153 51 59 74 68 73 87 73 95 116 90 128 123 87 106 76 90 131 83 89 97 103 119 76 160 116 79 101 64 69 83 172 128 85 117 72 78 62 63 44 51 49 86 73 70 72 45 59 95 62 96 62 103 68 66 57 55 76 41 65 57 107 102 54 71 117 Perfect Summer Bangle Here's a fun tutorial on how to make a message bangle that's one-of-a-kind, done in the sun, waterproof and weatherproof. Even after several trips to the beach, it won't fade or wash off! Essentially, it's the Perfect Summer Bangle. Used in this tutorial: Inkodye Red Prepare. Transcribe. Perfect. Pour. Brush. Wipe. Wrap. Tape. Expose. Develop. Cut. Reveal. Wash. Enjoy.
Harry Potter inspired Jewelry I solemnly swear by TesoroJewelry Light Projection Turns Plain Room into Geometric Maze - My Modern Metropolis - StumbleUpon If you ever wanted to turn one of your plain, all-white rooms into a crazy, awesome experience, just ask Bahar Yurukoglu. The artist has created an interesting installation where he puts simple, polygonal shapes made of acrylic glass tiles on walls and ceilings. He then hits those objects with projected rays of light. This, in effect, covers the room in stunning colors and geometric 3-D shapes. Bahar Yurukoglu's website via [The Creators Project], [FastCo Design]
How to Make Clothing Buttons from Shrink Plastic… This tutorial is an old one of mine that’s too good not to share again. Since posting the first time, I’ve had lots of questions about these buttons which will hopefully be answered in this revised post. Equipment Some handy notes: 1. The buttons. single hole, hole punch (like this one here). 2. 3. Okay.. lets get started! Tracing tips: You can use either coloured pencils or permanent pens. Words must be writted backwards in order to be readable. Shrinking the buttons: To shrink the buttons, you can use an oven or a heat gun (the kind used for embellishing). After the buttons have twisted and twirled, and are LYING FLAT, it’s time to take them out. Note: If the skrinking is taking too long, you may need to turn your oven up. Here’s a short little stop-motion to make sure you’ve got the gist of how easy this is! Shrink Paper {here} Circle Punch {here} Hole punch {here} Pens {here} Update: I’ve made a video to show how to shrink the buttons using a craft embellishment heat gun. Kimanh
Button Statment Rings « It’s September and that means it’s time to add another statement piece to your collection…. obviously! I heart almost every piece Nicole Richie designs for House Of Harlow 1960, especially her oversized rings. As amazing as these rings are they’re also an easy DIY. My friend Jenni, from I Spy DIY, did a project a few months back where she transformed buttons into earrings. Buttons, buttons everywhere!! Materials: Buttons, Clippers, Glue, Rings With Flat Tops (available at the jewelry supply store) Use your clippers to remove the shank from the back of the button. Once you’ve made the back of the button flat, use an ample amount of glue to secure the ring to the back of the button. Here’s another hint: If you can’t find a flat ring base, Ring Pops are a fun alternative. Once the base has dried, glue on the button. I now thing I have enough new statement rings to get me through the month.
An Abandoned Country Estate in Yonkers & Scouting NY - StumbleUpon Note: I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ALDER MANOR AND WEDDINGS!! I’ve tried to figure it out, but the person in charge of weddings has never called me back, and it remains a complete mystery. I receive emails daily complaining about a lack of response for weddings, and I just don’t understand the situation. Very sorry! It sits on a hill just outside of New York City, completely empty and, for years, decaying and nearly forgotten… This is Alder Manor, and it’s without question one of the most amazing places I’ve ever had the pleasure of scouting. After both he and his wife died, the mansion was traded between owners who had no use for it and eventually wound up abandoned. When you first enter, you find yourself in the enormous Main Hall, with the huge grand staircase off to one side. Reverse of the main hall. Which leads to the incredible library: Standing in the reverse corner, with a great stone fireplace and working chandeliers. A painting over the fireplace is still in excellent shape:
How To Mix Chalkboard Paint in Any Color We love using chalkboards as backdrops for displays and parties (like this one here!). So we were super excited to learn that you can create your own custom colors-and it's really easy! We first learned how from Martha Stewart whose tutorial you can read here. She recommends that you use latex paint, but we tried it out with acrylic paints with much success. Here's how you too can create your own chalkboard paint... Supplies: 1/2 cup acrylic paint (choose any color you like, or mix colors together to make the perfect shade!) 1. 2. Once your chalkboard has fully dried be sure to slate the surface before using it for the first time. Have fun creating any color combination you like!!
Coolest. Stage. Ever - StumbleUpon Nov 29, 2010 Check out this incredible floating stage on Lake Constance in Bregenz, Austria. The Bregenzer Festspiele (Bregenz Festival) has become renowned for its unconventional staging of shows. Verdi’s opera, “A Masked Ball” in 1999, featured a giant book being read by a skeleton. andr& ch&nier opera on the lake at bregenz aug 11, 2011 andré chénier opera on the lake at bregenz the floating set designed by david fielding for the bregenz opera festival lakefront performance of umberto giordano’s ‘andré chénier’image © bregenzer festspiele / karl forster under the artistic direction of david pountney, stage designer david fielding brings the opera ‘andré chénier’ to life for the ‘opera on the lake’ floating stage (‘seebühne’) of the 2011 bregenz opera festival in bregenz, austria. written by italian composer umberto giordano, the opera retells a story of love and death during the french revolution. more info on the festival website the set, with the face of revolutionary jean-paul marat swung back to reveal an interior setimage © bregenzer festspiele / karl forster detail viewimage © bregenzer festspiele / karl forster an oversized book to stage right is the site of performance and unusual lightingimage © bregenzer festspiele / karl forster performance viewimage © bregenzer festspiele / karl forster
Rapping Paper If you've never made some sort of joke about how the word 'wrapping' sounds exactly the same as the word 'rapping' then we're disappointed and/or convinced that you're lying. Just think of the endlessly hilarious possibilities. Okay, so we've gone blank at the moment but there are some we're sure. In fact, here's something we wished we'd have thought of first. Just in time for Christmas, Rapping Paper allows you to wrap your gifts in the lyrics of some iconic hip-hop songs, including tracks from Eminem, Run DMC and The Sugarhill Gang. You can impress your family, although perhaps not your gran, by picking some up here. Tags: Design
Coolest Packaging Designs | Design From elastic bands to shoes, from tea bags to shampoo, it all gotta be wrapped up in an eye candy package. Check out 60 of the most cool and interesting packages all around the world, student work, concepts or branded designs. (For more designs, check out the entire gallery.)