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How To Upcycle Vacation Brochures Into Keepsake Magnets
When I first typed the title to this article, it got me thinking about the difference between recycling and upcycling. Do you know the difference? I thought I did, but after doing quite a bit of research this morning, now I'm not so sure. It turns out, there is a debate about that online. Some peopl ...
Piñata Cookies Filled With Candy: Perfect For Cinco De Mayo
Cinco de Mayo will be here in a few days, and people all over the world will celebrate this Mexican holiday. When I think of Cinco de Mayo, I think of balloons, streamers, dancing, music, piñatas and lots and lots of Mexican beer. If you are looking for a creative way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in y ...
Astonishing Artwork Drawn On Filthy Dirty Car Windows
A few years ago, Richard wrote about an artist named Scott Wade who makes incredible designs on dirty car windows. It's truly an insane talent to be able to do what this guy does, and when I look at his work, it kind of makes me sad to know that it's all very temporary since it will wash away when i ...
6 Coffee Heroes: Colorful Coffee Shop Chalkboard Art
We've all walked into a coffee shop before and seen the chalkboard near the door with the daily specials on it, right? It's usually just a standard, sloppy list written in dusty white chalk. Well, where some people see a boring place to quickly scribble some notes, other people see a beautiful palat ...
How To Create Your Own Super Mario Papercraft Automaton
It's time to get all up in our creativity people. It's been a while since we got into some really cool papercraft, and I thought I'd bring it up once again. As you know, we've featured quite a lot of papercraft in the past, and people seem to really enjoy a bit of handcrafted awesomeness. It's not l ...
30 Fake Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Flavors You Want To Try
We've all seen the fake Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavors every now and then floating around the Internet, but I wanted to create a whole big delicious collection of them to share with you. After all, today it's supposed to be the hottest day for this date in Atlanta since 1987, so it's a perfect ...
Hero Fingers: Ordinary Fingers Transformed Into Superheroes
There is just something about finger art that is so much fun to me. Most kids draw on their hands and fingers when they're young, but I still do it today. I just never really got over that. Several months ago I had the best time writing The Best Finger Drawings You've Ever Seen. It gave me all kinds ...
3 Movie Posters Twisted Backwards For A New Perspective
Have you ever wondered what it might be like to see a movie poster from a different perspective, like from the back or the side? What if the entire thing was flipped around, as if you were inside the poster itself and standing at the back looking forward? Of course, in this scenario, everything woul ...
It’s Over Folks: Star Wars Is Dead!
It has come to a close. Everything has an expiration date, and Star Wars is not immune to it. It's time to say farewell to the legendary world of George Lucas since there is no one left to keep it at bay. The black hole finally expanded, and everything you hold dear is about to become but an atom in ...
‘Apeeling’ Orange Art: Fun With Fruit
Have you ever wondered what you could do with the orange rinds after you peel and eat your orange? Maybe you compost them, freeze them for orange rind Christmas candy or marinate them in vinegar to make a homemade and safe cleaning solution...but have you ever considered turning them into works of a ...
Whoa! The Avengers Expressed In Extraordinary Eye Makeup
This is going to blow your mind, or at least it did mine. Everybody has been talking about the movie The Avengers, and over the past week, we've seen dozens of artists publish their own interpretations of the characters in the movie. We've seen a lot of good ones, including the Amazing Avengers Scul ...
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The Best Design & Practices For Business Cards [Infographic]
The very best way to receive or give someone your contact information is of course by handing out a business card. It's still proven that the best way to secure new connections is to meet them in real life. Whether it is at an event, through a business meeting or even through friends doesn't really ...
Amazing Avengers Sculptures Made From Household Items
When it comes to creativity, the most impressive kind is when people are able to take what they can find around them and create something entirely different out of it. It's when the whole project is about recycling and still the end product looks like something completely fresh and new. It doesn't h ...
The Glass-Floored Bathroom Built Over 15-Story Elevator Shaft
I've heard of people needing some quality entertainment while growling out a big one, but this is in-freaking-sane. You know what the funniest part to me is? It would have been great to see a picture of what it looked like from standing directly on the glass floor itself and looking down, right? It ...
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Incredible Vintage Matchbook Cover Art [12 Pics]
If you follow the trends in unique art, you know that bigger does not mean better. Actually, sometimes the smaller something is, the more impressive it is. We've written about this many times, and the scenes that are made out of specs of dust which fit in the eye of a needle and sell for $80,000 eac ...