Don't throw out all those candy wrappers, especially now that candy prices are rising; get the most out of your raging sweet tooth by turning those wrappers into a handbag! Kika*de*colores made this bag out of 792 candy wrappers, along with paper from a phone book, yellow burlap, felt, and thread (here's a shot of the bag mid-construction). [via Craftzine]...
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Can you eat 70 cups of yogurt for art's sake? One Crafster did, though admitted she felt ill after the banana flavor. But for this retro-feeling, Legos-resembling lamp, the stomach ache was totally worth it. She used metal rings to string together the cups, and low-heat bulbs, so the plastic doesn't melt. [Via Craftzine]...
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Fashion plates: A creamer from Esther Derkx, a Cj O'Neill plate, a cup from Joanna Meroz's Crackery collection. Most of us have at least a few pieces of cracked, chipped, and mismatched tableware that haven’t seen a table in years, languishing in some dark upper cupboard, evidence of life past. But some gifted designers are proving that new life can be coaxed out of such old pieces, yielding functional, provocative works of art, worthy of any table....
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Amigurumi is "the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures," and Etsy seller happypancake is a devoted practitioner, as you can probably tell from her super cute Happy Happy Ice Cream Cone. $7 will buy you a cone in your choice of flavor, but if you're not into ice cream perhaps one of her other crocheted wares will catch your eye? Her Cherries and 3 Peas in a Pod are $5 each and painfully cute, but oh my heart belongs to Mr Nanner, the crocheted banana!...
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Cute crochet toys in the form of edibles from Bnice2mice on Flickr. In addition to the burger, hot dog, and chocolate milk above, she's made moonshine, coffee, and a sandwich, among others. All her designs but one are original, and, amazingly, she taught herself the craft by reading Crocheting for Dummies....
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