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  • Recycled FedEx Wine Rack

    Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 22:20 in recycled, food and drink, hand-made, do-it-yourself

       Not the most chic looking design on the planet but clever none-the-less. And if you're like me, your wine never stays around long enough to acquire a permanent address anyway.(source: craftzine)...

  • Recycled FedEx Wine Rack

    Posted on Thursday July 2nd, 2009 at 22:20 in recycled, food and drink, hand-made, do-it-yourself

    Not the most chic looking design on the planet but clever none-the-less. And if you're like me, your wine never stays around long enough to acquire a permanent address anyway.(source: craftzine)...

  • The Truth About Love...

    Posted on Wednesday January 7th, 2009 at 01:45 in cards, hand-made

    Cute, handmade, and not to "Hallmarky" cards from Caitlyn Creates. Tell it like it is sister. (via design is mine)....

  • When You Have Nothing But Time...

    Posted on Friday October 3rd, 2008 at 02:15 in hand-made, do-it-yourself

    Yeah, it took two weeks. Yeah, it's completely useless. I don't care. I love this totally handmade, plush Nintendo system. Designer blueblythe from Craftster dyed the recycled felt, hand-sewed and embroidered all the details. She even made interchang...

  • Sometimes we all need to ward off evil spirits

    Posted on Tuesday June 24th, 2008 at 00:47 in hand-made, claire, do-it-yourself, groupings

    I have always always loved tales that involved cottages found off the beaten path - either in a deep dark forest or on the end of a long dirt path at the edge of a forgotten meadow. The kind of......

  • An illustrated life

    Posted on Monday June 2nd, 2008 at 23:12 in craft, ceramics, hand-made, kristen

    First, I want to give a warm welcome to two new Design^Sprout writers Claire and Kristen. I fell in love with their blog So Sweet & So Cold awhile ago and pestered them to share their green and handmade finds......

  • Happy Monday!

    Posted on Sunday May 25th, 2008 at 21:07 in recycled, craft, hand-made, designer profile

    Happy Monday! Isn't great to start off the week with a little bit of artistic inspiration? The uber-creative home of artist Hilary Pfeifer is certainly a great place to start! Owner of the Portland-based store Bunny With a Tool Belt,......

  • Your Mid Week Pick-Me-Up!

    Posted on Wednesday May 21st, 2008 at 14:28 in recycled, vases, hand-made

    From trash to treasure! Artist Carolyn Mason takes discarded dish soap bottles, casts them in shiny porcelain and stuffs them full of brightly colored flowers to get this cheerful result! I loooooove the mass grouping on the fireplace - such......

  • Felt you should see this!

    Posted on Tuesday April 29th, 2008 at 02:09 in craft, hand-made, do-it-yourself

    Yeah, it took two weeks. Yeah, it's completely useless. I don't care. I love this totally handmade, green and plush Nintendo system. Designer blueblythe from craftster.org felted the material then hand-sewed and embroidered all the details. She even ...

  • Silhouettes - sometimes an outline says it all!

    Posted on Thursday April 24th, 2008 at 03:43 in pets, misc., hand-made, do-it-yourself

    So, you love your pet. No, you looooove your pet. You heart you pet. You cuddle your pet. You speak in high pitched voices and baby talk while your friends shoot you looks as though you've lost a marble. Still,......

  • Finally - paper cuts you're happy to get!

    Posted on Wednesday April 16th, 2008 at 02:18 in craft, hand-made, designer profile

    So you never became the doctor your parents always wanted? Well, there's still hope for those of you with a steady hand. Artist Heather Moore proves the hand of a surgeon and the patience of a saint is all you......

  • Treasures of the sea for land lubbers!

    Posted on Wednesday February 27th, 2008 at 02:03 in hand-made

    I ran across these crocheted gems and fell in love. Completely handmade and oh-so-creative,artist jpolka brings a whimsical touch to her sea creatures. Based in San Francisco, she sells patterns for coral, jelly fish and prawns on her Etsy site....

  • From across the pond...

    Posted on Thursday February 21st, 2008 at 02:01 in pillows, hand-made

    Every once in awhile I'll run across designers whose work jumps out from the computer screen and makes me smile. English designers masseyandrogers gorgeous textile items do just that. All hand-printed and hand-made, their range is whimsical, eco-frie...

  • Pillow Talk

    Posted on Tuesday February 12th, 2008 at 02:02 in recycled, pillows, hand-made

    It's awfully easy to while away a lazy Sunday cuddling on the couch when you're surrounded by these one-of-a-kind pillows. Amsterdam based designers katrinakaye take vintage European fabrics and recycle them into these totally unique and artsy cushio...