The tried and true mason jar celebrates it's 147th birthday today. John Mason patented his now infamous screw neck bottle - a.k.a. the "mason jar" - on November 30, 1858.
Just you wait 'till the 150th anniversary. That's gonna be huge.
In the style of Found (whose site has been nicely redesigned since I last visited), Grocery Lists collects - surprise, surprise - grocery lists. Lacking in the bizarre quality of many Found finds, the mostly banal and repetitive contents of Grocery Lists do have their own appeal for the truly avid fan of voyeristic ephermera.
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This is an entire site devoted to knitting Doctor Who's infamously long and stripy scarves. Now if only there were instructions on how to build a tardis...
CraftyPod has posted an interview with Jeffrey Yamaguchi of 52 Projects, who says some really right-on things about why we do projects. Listen up... then go craft it up, people!
Read more...Winter's setting in. Have you knit your hat and scarf yet? How about mittens for you and your iPod?
Sean's Soapbox has devised a clever way to keep you and your most beloved warm this winter. Complete with pattern.
Students at UCSF and the University of Texas at Austin have created the first-ever living bacterial photographs by printing photos on E. coli bacteria instead of photo paper.
Read the press release and the
full story in Nature.
Night light! Made of "bright white porcelain which emits a warm glow when lit from the inside." Hilarious. Adorable.
Post punk kitchen's manifesto may not be quite down to a science ("it's about happiness and fluffy white bunnies and running through the daisy fields barefoot, throwing tofu at passers-by..."), but they sure have a load of good-looking recipes (not to mention staffers). Check it:
pumpkin waffles
baked acorn squash with apples
gingerbread cupcakes
naan
and many more!
I still get that slightly skewed, suspicious (i.e. just a liiiittle out one eye) look from people along with the, "are you vegetarian/vegan?" question. Someday I will say yes, confirming their suspicions. For now, another helping of beef stew and a focus on healthy eating, in whatever form.
The World Beard and Moustache Championships took place in Berlin last month. Just thought you should know.
In the spirit of the toy chair, Brazillian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana have some incredible plush chairs. My favourite is the alligator chair (hilarious!) and the sushi chairs, which are ingeniously constructed out bundles of rolled fabric. I wonder if the designers know about the rival plush toy chair makers out there?
Check out all the amazing seating at Moss.
You know how it's supposed to be impossible to fold a piece of paper more than 8 times? No more!
Britney Gallivan has solved the problem and set the record for folding a single piece of paper 12 times.
But how, you ask? The answer is simple (and also very complex): math.
Ahh, math. You saved us again.
Pixelgirl Presents has loads of fun icons to download for free, including tributes to hipster artists Mark Ryden, Yoshitomo Nara and Rosa Pomar, who makes colourful, whimsical dolls.
Peter Callesen transforms regular white A4 paper into fragile, enchanted works of art that are sometimes tragic, sometimes amusing, and always breathtaking.
Check out photos of his work on his website as well as at this gallery and on this Korean blog. [via crazymonk]
I bought a chair in a garage sale. The white paint was chipped and the pale green seat cover was really a grubby grey, with a mysterious stain on it that I avoided thinking about too closely.
"Ah ha!" I thought, "A five-dollar chair, just waiting to be redone! What a great project - and great deal, to boot!" (Ok, so I never actually think "to boot", but wouldn't it be great if I did? Yes. Yes, it would.)
Fast forward three years. This weekend, I FINALLY recovered the chair by cutting up one of my favourite old t-shirts and painted it bright green, just cause it's a sassy colour. I'm pretty pleased with the results, even though it turned out much more "collegiate"' than I had intended. Rah! Rah! Go tigers!
Following up on the genius of the Octodog, here is a Japanese site that provides instructions for creating a complete zoo out of hotdogs: hippos, reindeer, sharks, koalas and more. [Link]
Look before you eat! Minimiam brings daydreams to life with their gorgeous photographs of miniature worlds. [Link via Extreme Craft]
Cast Off knitting club in the UK recently held the first completely knitted wedding. Incredibly, everything from the dress to the confetti was woolen. They'll help you get started on your own plans for the Big Day, with patterns for doves, candles, flowers, sandwiches and more. Photos and patterns galore here.
Hee hee, it's a knitted pie! With a pattern, so you can make your own!
One day, Urban Outfitters is going to out-hipster itself, and it just might involve something imploding. For now, here's a Charlie Brown-style "pathetic" tree.
San Francisco in Jell-O. Brilliant. [link]
Flat, free and fabulously designed, Readymech is home to a motely crew of monsters (and their friends) that you can print out, cut out, fold up and glue together. Sure beats paper dolls.
Tired of calmari? Want to get back to eating good old hot dogs, but aren't sure how to make the transition?
Octodog to the rescue!
Yet another kitchen utensil that will soon have you thinking "how did I ever manage before this?" [link]
I adore these pillows. [link]
Why are owls so trendy these days, anyway? It seems like owls are the new hipster animal mascot... aka HAM.
Highly scientific polls reveal that the top 3 HAMs are:
What says Halloween horror like knitting?
Knitted zombies!
(Photos on Cakeyvoice's blog and flickr site.)
Knitted digestive system!
(Photos on Strange But Trewe and on Craftster, including a pattern for the very brave.)
While I was never one of those kids who watched the music video channel obsessively, great music videos are definitely not beyond my appreciation. Here are a couple of my present favourites:
1. Ok Go's Million Ways. Their new album is our favourite on the Tuesday morning radio show (I'm quite certain we play it every week), and this dance is hard to beat. [link]
2. On a different note, there's Bright Eyes' First Day of My Life. This video makes me smile and tear up a little - so sweet. [ link]
Last night, for Hallowe'en, I dressed up as a sock monkey for the second year in row. So I was delighted to see the book that's curently on Loobylu: Stupid Sock Creatures. I love that there are such random books coming out based on people's brilliantly random projects, like getting people to send you their old socks so you can make (stupid) creatures out of them.
Speaking of the brilliant random projects, my copy of the the blog-to-book cooking/challenge memoir Julie & Julia finally arrived in the mail. Only 5 weeks to ship! Actually, 4 1/2 to ship and get lost at the post office, then another 1/2 week to re-ship it. Better late than never, I guess.
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