Nuzzles

Nuzzles are custom designed wooden typographic puzzles handcrafted by John Christenson. Every Nuzzle is crafted from a single block of wood, and the characters interlock with each other to form the name!

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I Am 8-Bit

I am 8-Bit Halloween costume by Dan Liuzzi.

"It's made out of: Insulation foam, joint compound, a cardboard box, glue, some gesso spray and acrylic paint. Pretty amateur stuff actually, and a really fun project. Took me about 2-3 weeks to finish. "

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PetitPlat: Miniature Food Art

Miniature food art to collect for dollhouses or to wear as jewelry.
The detail is absolutely stunning!

All are handmade and customizable by the awesome (and probably very patient!) Stephanie Kilgast.You can find more detailed pics at her etsy shop. Enjoy!

P.S: The macarons go out to a very special someone ;)

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Typographic maps

Axis Maps just released their mapping / art project Typographic Maps. These unique maps accurately depict the streets and highways, parks, neighborhoods, coastlines, and physical features of the city using nothing but type. Only by manually weaving together thousands upon thousands of carefully placed words does the full picture of the city emerge. Every single piece of type was manually placed, a process that took hundreds of hours to complete for each map.

Take a look at their blog for more on how these maps were made.

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Cement Pearls

These cement earrings are modeled on classic pearl studs. Each concrete sphere is cast by hand and set onto a sterling silver post. With wear, the colour of the earrings will deepen as the concrete is exposed to the air and the oils from your skin.

Get them here.

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Morbid Plush Dolls

Think plush toys are too sappy puke puke cute? We believe you’ll reevaluate that conclusion after checking out these bloody and subversive ones handcrafted by Berlin-based artist Patricia Waller.

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PVC Pipe Speakers

Audio speakers handmade from PVC pipes.
Custom colors available.

Get them here.

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Imeshi Dolls

I've blogged about something similar a while back, but something as cute as this is definitely worth another post.

These unique dolls were made in collaboration with Selyn, an organization in Sri Lanka. Designer Alexa Lixfeld worked with children in Sri Lanke and the dolls are based on drawings that they made that were then transformed to hand woven, 100% cotton fabrics, and printed with non-toxic dyes using fair trade standards.

You can find them here.

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Ice Drop Candleholder

Handmade glass icicle looking tea light or candle holders hang elegantly over the edge of the table, mantle or shelf. Comes in a set of two. Buy it here.

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Lolli-POP

A while back, I posted about designer lollipops; brand logos shaped into actual edible candy.

These lollipops are the latest conceptual still life project by Italian born photographer Massimo Gammacurta. Each piece is a real Lollipop sculpture that is handcrafted by Massimo Gammacurta with real hard ball candy. His lollies are edible icons.

Now, the photographer's lollies are presented in a new book.

Massimo Gammacurta and Visionairs Gallery present: Lolli-POP, the lollipops show.

Buy the book here.


Book presentation and solo exhibition, Paris may 18 to june 7
Visionairs Gallery, Rue des Carmes 14, 75005 Paris – France
T +[0|1 42 61 15 15
Opening May 18th, 6pm

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The Island

A hand drawn map of London with incredible detail. By Stephen Walter.

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Featured Work: Whitefly Jewelry

 Beautiful handmade jewelry by Amanda's Whitefly.
Here's how she does it. Really unique.

"I cast all my items directly from real vintage lace, ribbon, satin or string into solid sterling silver and gold. Each item is made by hand from scratch. There is no mold. One of the things that's really great about handmade work is the character that each piece has. I tie each bow, from ribbon and string...Each lace item is made from an actual piece of lace, and I use only the highest quality vintage lace."

More of her work over at Etsy.