Stencil Style 101 Book Launch and Holiday DIY Event: RSVP to get your craft on

Stencil Style 101 Book Launch and Holiday DIY Event

Tomorrow night, 13 December, Cool Hunting will be joining Stencil1 to launch our friend Ed Roth’s new book, “Stencil Style 101,” with a very crafty DIY stencil holiday party. Held in Converse’s creative space, Rubber Tracks, the event will celebrate the art of stenciling with DIY demos instructed by…

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Art + Design in Miami: Photography: Infrared surveillance film, DIY negatives and suggestive stills seen at Pulse, Art Basel and NADA

Art + Design in Miami: Photography

The vast presentation of photography at last week’s art fairs in Miami included an array of highly impressive artists. Among the tremendous amount of work on display below are five picks of the most compelling photographers at Art Basel, Pulse and NADA this year. Matthew Brandt The well-deserved hype about…

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Antistress fai-da-te bubble wrap

Suggerisco anche quelli da 30 e 60 minuti d’attesa.

the ultimate diy coffee cup sleeve

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I bought some disposable Dixie Insulair® hot cups last night. But cool insulation-themed name aside, they didn't feel insulated (read: blazing hot) with coffee inside. So, I began digging around in the cupboards for a cup cozy or some other cup I could use.

I spied these fire-engine-red Chinet cups, which I picked up a Costco some time back. I put my hot cup of coffee inside. It worked! The ridged walls help to insulate and keep my hands cool. All it needed was a better fit, which was easily accomplished by cutting off the base of the cup.

Any similar cup should probably work, too. Experiment with any large plastic cup that has some sort of texture or ridges in the walls and see what works best.

Make your own Christmas Streamers

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Wouldn't it be much nicer to make your own Christmas streamers? You can choose your own colors and you know what it is very easy … just  click through for the tutorial Christmas Streamers on BKids

Thanks to our craft contributor  Véronique from Pichouline 

DIY Winter Forrest Diarama

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Hi Bloesem readers, do you remember a guest post about Knot Magazine? We absolutely love that post and it's pictures. This craft project by Mereta from One More Mushroom reminds me of it with its similar colors. Dont you just love these shades of blue and green? A wonderful holiday decoration inspiration for you to try out.

Click here to check out the tutorial for this craft project on BKids.

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CH Gift Guide: Customizable Gifts: DIY headphones, custom iPhones and made-to-order boats from the CH Gift Guide

CH Gift Guide: Customizable Gifts

Some people are born with the gift-giving gene—year after year they nail it with pitch-perfect presents for everyone on their list. Whether it comes naturally for you or not, you can still please your nearest and dearest by giving thoughtful gifts with a personal touch. Here, eight customizable selections…

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CH Gift Guide: Editor’s Picks: Ten shortlisted highlights from our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide

CH Gift Guide: Editor's Picks

Twenty-twelve has been a rambunctious year in the world of product design, and we’ve been right here watching, salivating and collecting the best of the best for our annual Gift Guide. With hundreds of items already in the archive and more being added every day, plus our newly launched iOS…

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Cool Hunting Video Presents: Back To The Roots: Coffee grounds become delicious fungi in our look behind the scenes of a food start-up

Cool Hunting Video Presents: Back To The Roots

There is an unassuming warehouse on an industrial street in Oakland, California that has some surprising contents. Behind the large rolling door are rows of thousands of plastic sacks filled with fungi. Back To The Roots is young company with a simple mission: provide people the tools to grow…

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Fattelo! 01 Lamp

Fattelo! è la traduzione letteraria della frase Do It Yourself. Il progetto lanciato da 4 designer italiani cerca di promuovere la partecipazione affidandosi all’intelligenza collettiva e incoraggiando il ritorno alla manualità.
Il primo contributo alla causa è la 01 Lamp che potete scaricare e montare riutilizzando una porzione di cartone usato. Seguiranno così altri progetti sempre riproducibili a casa gratuitamente utilizzando materiali di recupero o di scarto. Se volete sostenere il progetto e permettere a Fattelo di diventare la prima impresa italiana finanziata tramite crowdfunding, fatevi un giro su Eppela.

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