Tag: flowers
Floral Skull: 5-Foot Tall Skull Covered In Soft Leather Flowers
There have been a lot of skull sculptures that have come and gone throughout the years, but this one really caught my attention. It's such a contradiction since skulls usually represent death on some level, and flowers represent life and love. This gorgeous skull design called Floral Skull Leather S ...
The Lifespan Of 10,000 Fresh Roses In 6 Dramatic Pictures
One of the world's most beautiful flowers is the red rose, at least to me. Receiving fresh roses is always a wonderful experience for a few days, but then they start to die. It's always sad to me that the lifespan of a rose, or any flower, is so short. Having them displayed in a vase feels so luxuri ...
Electrocuted Flowers: Unusual Flower Pics Created Without A Camera
Not only were these unusual flower images created without a camera, there is no digital manipulation going on here either. These incredible shots were taken with a very old method of photography known as Kirlian. Well, they were created with that and 80,000 volts of electricity, hence the name of th ...
Buzz Pollination: Bumblebees Sing For Their Supper
What kind of music do you enjoy? Opera? Heavy metal? Or maybe a touch of punk? I have eclectic musical tastes. A visit to my iTunes library reveals some folky leanings tempered with a good dash of Tainted Love. I sing a little bit too. Mostly, I'm a solo singer. Infrequently, I inflict my singing on ...
This Is What Walls Covered In One Million Flowers Looks Like
Too bad we can't smell these flowers. If there was ever a way to do a scratch-n-sniff article, I'd want to do it on this one. I while back I wrote about a Field Of 3 Billion Tulips. It's a tourist attraction in Holland, which is where most of the world's tulips are grown. The problem with looking at ...
Famous Logos Redesigned With Red Roses
If you've grown tired of the same old, same old rose arrangements for your honey, why don't you try what photographer Alexander James does with his roses? The stock photography artist carefully arranges perfectly bloomed red roses in the shapes of famous corporate logos. The catch is that he does th ...
DIY Beautiful Red Roses Made From Duct Tape
There are a lot of creative uses for duct tape, but of all of them, I think this one is my favorite. These roses are really pretty and very realistic looking, and the best part is, they don't require watering. You could even wipe them off with a damp cloth when they get dusty, which is really nice. ...
Botanical Beauties: Stilettos, Wedges & Pumps Made From Flowers
I must confess, once in a while, I buy my shoes online. As much as I love the experience of going to a store, finding the perfect pair, trying them on, and walking around in the shoes, sometimes my schedule just doesn't allow for that treat. So the other day I found myself combing the web for a much ...
DIY Mini Gardens That Grow Inside Your Favorite Seashells
These shells remind me of the little hermit crab that lived in a shell that I brought home from the beach one day when I was six. I put him in a bowl of tap water, and he died a brutal death. I learned the hard way that saltwater animals can't survive in the water we drink. Mother Nature is a mad sc ...
How To: Recycle & Reuse Items For Your Garden
We are big fans of reusing and recycling at Bit Rebels. The whole concept of giving a second life to something that might have before been considered trash is becoming more and more popular. Several years ago when well known artists started making things with trash, their creations usually looked ki ...
Scent Of Flower: Creative Art Made From Flowers
Most creative artists look at the world a little differently than everyone else. They see opportunities to change the world and help the environment by simply using their imaginations. Instead of seeing problems and limitations, they see beauty and possibilities.
For example, consider these compa ...
3 Fabulously Geeky Flowers To Inspire Geek Love
Springtime always reminds me of flowers, and 'tis the season of new flowers blooming everywhere! If you are a geek, you probably enjoy traditional flowers like most people, but you also have a special fondness for a unique breed of flowers, the kind that only a true geek could appreciate.
Of cour ...
8-Bit Flowers: Perfect For Your Geek Gamer Girl
I'm sure a lot of women will disagree with me, but I'm not a fan of receiving big expensive bouquets of flowers. The thought behind a gift like that is so humbling, and I appreciate it; however, I think the money could be so much better spent on something that isn't going to die in a week. Maybe I' ...
Urban Beautification – How To Make The World A Better Place
I don't know what started it, but I am one of those "odd" people that continuously thinks about how the world could be a better place. I honestly and deeply want to help make it better, but sometimes the means and the time are not enough to make even the smallest changes. I'll be honest and tell y ...
Whole Body Snuggies – The Ultimate Geek Garments!
We all remember Diana's wildly successful post about the geek snuggies that were almost too cool to write about. They were as geeky as they were cool and made every geek a potential piece of artwork if you may. The different constellations and concepts were just awesomely out there and they made a ...