Posts Tagged ‘ crafts ’

Growing in a Mini Wonderland

December 23, 2011
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Growing in a Mini Wonderland

Terrariums are miniature low-maintenance gardens growing in glass containers of all shapes and sizes. Ideal for plant lovers with not much time, space and/or with overflowing creativity. A very easy project and a completely different Christmas decoration is this terrarium ornament, made with real “alley plants”. Here is another tutorial, using small bottle brush trees and moss. Try adding little plastic figurines such as angels, reindeer, owls, copious amounts of glitter or snow or use glow-in-the-dark polymer clay to create your own decorations. If you love these ornaments but do not feel very crafty – or if you are...

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A Little Bit of Christmas Geekiness

December 6, 2011
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A Little Bit of Christmas Geekiness

Baubles, stars and angels…traditional Christmas ornaments are beautiful, but the geek inside me always stomps her feet and screams for something a little bit different. Therefore I was delighted when I found Audrey Jeanne’s tutorial for microscopy slide Christmas ornaments. In fairness, any craft tutorial which contains the ingredient “glitter in assorted colors and sizes” will grab my immediate attention! Searching on Etsy for “microscope slide” collage sheets or digital images will give you lots of options, or just use fancy wrapping paper, fabrics, wallpaper cuts…These would also make nice Xmas gifts when packed into a pretty little cardboard...

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“Stitched Science” – where science and crafts meet to produce wonderful things

July 1, 2011
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“Stitched Science” – where science and crafts meet to produce wonderful things

The Science Museum in London is an amazing place. There are so many things to discover, interactive exhibitions to explore and of course tons of knowledge to soak up. Or, you can just wander around and simply enjoy the collection of obvious, unusual and sometimes bizarre things – such as a lunch box for lunch and poo. Yes, you read that right: A lunch box with a divider to carry your lunch to school and bring your poo back. Why on earth would you want to do that, you might ask now. This fictional object explores the possibility of...

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Cuddle a cell (the structural and functional unit of an organism, not your phone)

May 9, 2011
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Cuddle a cell (the structural and functional unit of an organism, not your phone)

Deep in my heart I am hoping for a future in which Ebola, Salmonella and Rabies will be readily available in every toy store. … Of course I am assuming that by now everyone has heard of the giant plush microbes and that the above statement isn’t nearly as shocking as I hoped it would be. (By the way, I hadn’t seen these Christmas Microbe Tree Ornaments until writing this post. Get a bunch of them now and be all smug about having sorted out your christmas presents in May!). There is however a distinct lack of plush plant...

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