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DIY Snowflakes Made From Junk Mail
Do you know what paper doilies are? I haven't seen a doily since my great grandmother died when I was very young, but she used to always have those in her house. When I visited her, I would fold them in half and cut designs in them with a pair of scissors. If you've ever done that, you know that whe ...
The Kryptonite Necklace: Make Your Superman Defenseless
Ladies, wouldn't it be cool if there was a magical necklace that we could wear that would make the men in our lives fall completely under our spell? They would be powerless, and at our mercy. Hmm... I can imagine so many fun applications for that. Of course, our superpowers would only be used for go ...
11 Inspirational Quotes From History’s Most Creative Minds
No matter what your passion is, you will most likely be inspired by this beautiful collection of inspirational quotes designed by Nuno Filipe Miranda. I hope Nuno will create some more of these images, and maybe next time he will include some women innovators and creative people from other parts of ...
DIY Wooly Willy Coffee Table
Do you remember Wooly Willy? Playing with him was a huge part of my childhood. I always kept an Etch-A-Sketch and a Wooly Willy in the backseat of my parent's car when I was growing up. These days kids watch movies and surf the Internet from the backseat, but I'm glad I had my Wooly Willy instead.
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Extinct Bird Sculptures Created From Fast Food Chicken Bones
What do you do with your chicken bones after you eat all the meat off them? I eat a lot of chicken wings, and back in 2009, I even wrote an article about how to correctly eat a chicken wing. It never occurred to me until today that the leftover carcasses might be useful. I should start saving them s ...
10 Creative Notecards To Express The Sarcasm In Your Life
We've all had Dear blank, please blank moments in our lives. If you don't know what those are, just look at the notecards below. If you like sarcastic ironic humor, you'll love the site which was started by Hans Johnson and Jared Wunsch. They don't write the funny notes, they just approve the submis ...
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Designer’s Toolkit: The Most Popular Design Tools [Infographic]
As a designer, I know all too well how important it is to work with the right tools when you create your project. Not only will it save you gray hairs, but using the right tools can mean making the deadline as opposed to ultimate failure. If you have worked with a software or service that constantly ...
Creative Camera Cookie Cutters: For The Photographer In Your Life
One of my favorite bloggers, Jenni Chasteen at Incredible Things, found these adorable camera cookie cutters which make cookies look almost too cute to eat. Since I'm a huge fan of cookies and photos, of course I had to share them with you. I can tell that times have really changed because when I th ...
STD-Free Fashion: An Elegant Dress Created From 700 Condoms
I know what you're asking yourself, and no, the condoms weren't used. Geeez... Get your mind out of the gutter, will ya? This dress is really beautiful, and at first glance, you'd never know it was made from 700 latex condoms.
Nguyen Minh Tuan, a student in Vietnam, created this for his graduatio ...
Food Sculptures: 12 Things You Can Make With Tin Cans
You guys seem to love food, and we do too. The way we look at it is the more visually creative our food is, the better it will probably taste. The best foods are the ones that make your imagination run wild because nothing is more boring then slapping something on the plate that is plain and dull. J ...
Zombie Attack Barbie: Comes With Grenades & Bazooka
I'm happy to see we aren't the only ones preparing for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. Apparently Barbie is too, and she's transformed from a polite, pretty girl into a weapons carrying badass. I wonder which is worse... Seeing a generation of young girls idolize Barbie as the pinnacle of beauty, ...
Massively Impressive Atari Game Case Artwork
The concept of art encompasses such a vast aspect of perceptions, and there is no way you could ever cover it all in one article. What I mean by that is that art is, as we've said many times before, in the eye of the beholder. Categorizing art will never be possible. It would be from one person's pe ...
Oriental Rugs Created From Google Earth Images
This is such an interesting concept. It's an unusual blend of classic elegance and modern technology. If you are familiar with oriental rugs, you know they are beautiful tapestries of intricate designs. Sometimes they are even too pretty to put on the floor to walk on, so people hang them on the wal ...
Millennium McQueen: A Bizarrely Interesting Creative Lego Mashup
We've said many times before on Bit Rebels that creative artists will mashup anything. There are no limits to the combinations, and it almost seems like the more unusual, the better. Sometimes they are so bizarre though that they twist our brains like a mind-bending pretzel. This is an example of on ...
A Holiday Classic: Christmas Tree Made From 400 Mountain Dew Cans
This Mountain Dew Christmas Tree is such a holiday classic, and I hope it brings a smile to your face today. This morning I was on reddit (as usual), and I noticed a post on there getting a lot of attention right now. It's a picture of a Christmas tree made out of Vault soda cans (remember Vault?). ...