For those of you who don’t read the news, I’ll tell you what you missed today 🙂
On Nov. 11, 2012 Max Galuppo and his girlfriend, Nikkie Curtis, were enjoying a day at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. While passing the painting Portrait of a Nobleman with Dueling Gauntlet (unknown artist) Nikkie said “Do you see this painting right now? It looks just like you.”.
And it definitely does. After seeing the image of himself next to the painting Galuppo decided to research it. Read the whole post
The Guru Awards are a special Photoshop contest just for attendees of the Photoshop World design and photography conference, and were created to honor and recognize the design, photography, retouching, and creativity of our attendees.
If you want to fill out an entry form click here.
Look Mom, I’m being festive 🙂
This is a quick and easy dollar store craft. I bought two small boxes of candy canes (only because they didn’t carry full boxes) at the dollar store for $2.
I think this craft would also look nice with colored candy canes. Possibly the red and green or the blue and purple ones that come out around the holidays.
Things You Will Need:
Hot-melt glue
About 20-25 candy canes
Step 1:
Place two candy canes side by side facing in the same direction. Read the whole post
My Aarika (pronounced Erika) got married yesterday 🙂 and I was fortunate to be a part of it.
Congrats Aarika and Parker!!!
Aarika’s hair
Kelly, me and Aarika
The bride and groom
Kelly was the ordained minister. (Seriously, she got ordained and married them.)
Kelly and Ken dancing
Me and my awesome other half
Some dancing
Most of us think of graffiti as an urban art relegated to back alleys, rap album covers and all of New York City in the 1980s. But sometimes an artist comes along who proves that with enough creativity, vandalism can transcend typical scribbles and dick pictures on the wall. OK, maybe we spoke too soon about the dick pictures, considering …
Via NY Times
Have you ever wondered what it would look like if you unleashed 500,000 colorful balls on an unsuspecting city?
I just realized that I have been seriously neglecting my spam comment folder. So, I apologize to anyone who left comments that were never responded to or didn’t show in the comments section. I think I am caught up now… I promise to keep up with it this time! 🙂
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Wow, Lisa Rodden has some serious patience! I will do a lot for the result of awesome art but this lady goes about and beyond for her art. Her time is well spent and her work is amazing!
Lisa is an Australian artist whose inspiration comes from the various cultures she experienced.
“We as humans are lost without our connection to land and to one another, and the state of things around us is a reflection of that. Read the whole post
Did you know that Crayola’s 64 pack of crayons is customizable? I had no idea until today. This is awesome!
Go to this link http://www.crayolastore.com/product/27238#back to explore.
You get to pick 4 Crayola crayon colors. The colors are shown on digital crayons, and when you hover it reveals the name of the color.
The customized 64 pack is only $10.99 and ships in 10-15 days. Pretty sweet!!! What kid wouldn’t want a box full of his or her favorite colors only? Read the whole post
When you travel it is always beneficial to keep all of your things organized. You keep all of your clothes in one area, the shower supplies in one area, etc. So this is the perfect, easy-to-make solution to carrying toiletries. If you are making this for the men in your life I would avoid the ribbon, ha. Maybe going with a leather strap or velcro would be a better idea. Enjoy 🙂
Things You Will Need:
Thread
Needle
Ribbon
Wash cloth
*I forgot the ribbon in my materials picture 🙁 Just imagine that it is there. Read the whole post
via 123 Inspiration
Below are some creative and inventive ideas for anti-smoking ads. I was amused so I had to share it. Enjoy 🙂
Clear Marketing Communications
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