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How to make a turkey ornament out of used pantyhose
The Great Pantyhose Crafts Book (1982) explains how to make all kinds of things out of used pantyhose. For the Thanksgiving table, it offers instructions for a pantyhose turkey ornament.I imagine a pantyhose turkey would add a touch of class to any Thanksgiving gathering.
You can read the entire book for free via archive.org.
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Posted By: Alex - Thu Nov 26, 2020 -
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Category: Crafts, Underwear, Thanksgiving
Leather For The Discerning Vegan
Students from Willem de Kooning Academie in Rotterdam Netherlands collaborated on a project that would almost certainly have PETA's approval. They used the food waste from a large local market to make fruitleather. The product was used to make purses as well as swatches to show the different colors available depending on the fruits used. Leather you don't have to hide.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Oct 13, 2015 -
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Category: Crafts, Fashion, Food, Vegetarians and Vegans, Universities, Colleges, Private Schools and Academia
Corozo, Tagua, or Vegetal Ivory
Encountering this 1944 ad caused me to do a little research, whereupon I discovered that Corozo or Tagua or Vegetal Ivory is still a thing.
If you want a "Corozo Nut Ring" today, and suspect the 1944 offer is no longer valid, just visit this site.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 07, 2014 -
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Category: Crafts, Jewelry, 1940s, South America, Natural Wonders
Gustav Fassauer-Ferron
Although he was hardly as famous as Stradivarius, Gustav Fassauer-Ferron created some violins that still have their fans today. As one site says, "Pupil of Oswald Schaller of Frankfort (Germany), with whom he underwent a thorough training, proof of which is found in his work. Well made instruments after the Guarneri I. H. S. model, adorned with an orange oil varnish. His violins are esteemed by both artists and amateurs." You can hear one of his instruments in the video.
But when he wasn't busy making full-size ones, he turned out the occasional miniature. Don't you wish you had this for those times when you wanted to mock someone's self-indulgent hard-luck story?
Here is an image of the creator with his miniatures. Copyright prevents reproduction here.
Source of story.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 18, 2013 -
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Category: Art, Crafts, Eccentrics, Enlargements, Miniatures, and Other Matters of Scale, Music
Dogs and Their Dog-Fur-Sweater-Wearing Owners
Photographer Erwan Fichou took a series of photographs of people wearing dog-fur sweaters and coats, made from the fur of their own dogs. One image is below, but check out his site for the full series. (I can't link directly to the series, because he's got his site configured with flash, but click on "Dogwool" once you arrive at his site.)
Posted By: Alex - Tue Feb 21, 2012 -
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Category: Animals, Crafts, Fashion, Pets, Dogs
Doll Head Wine Glass
Thehairpin.com offers step-by-step instructions for how to make wine glasses out of dolls. Totally useless for drinking from, unless you find a doll with a waterproof head. But creepy!
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jan 30, 2012 -
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Category: Crafts
Have Sharpie, Will Draw
Posted By: Nethie - Fri Jul 02, 2010 -
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Category: Art, Crafts, Design and Designers, Graffiti
The World’s Smallest Snowman
Posted By: Nethie - Sat Dec 12, 2009 -
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Category: Art, Crafts, Inventions, Seasonal, World Records
That’s One Small Train
There's more information at James River Branch.
Posted By: mdb777 - Fri Oct 30, 2009 -
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Category: Buildings and Other Structures, Crafts, Toys, Video
Whamola
This is a strange new musical instrument based on the washtub bass. So far, the only widely recognized musician to play the whamola is Les Claypool. Here he is playing his song "Whamola", on his whamola (which is named Steve).If you would like a whamola of your own, you can buy one from this guy.
Posted By: fyshstyxx - Tue Jun 23, 2009 -
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Category: Crafts, Music
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