Gingerdead Men: Better Grab 'em soon

These cute little Gingerdead Men sold out really fast last year. Here are two sites that have them. If you want to make them grab them now. Gingerdead at Plasticland and Fancy Flours.

And then come into the library and grab some books to make gingerbread.

The Most Beautiful Lingerie Ever by Yuka Maeda

Some of the most beautiful lingerie made by Yuka Maeda. The stockings are hand crocheted using silk yarn as well as the bra cups and the frills of the knickers. The fabric is cream cotton sateen. Read more on her blog. There is not much more to say, this woman does some of the most exquisite work.

Some crocheted collars.

Jean-Michel Othoniel (French, b. 1964), The Secret Happy End, 2008. Murano glass, Saint Just's mirror glass, metal, vintage carriage, 106 5/16 x 145 11/16 x 59 1/16 in. (270 x 370 x 150 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris/Miami, and the artist, 2010.11. © Jean-Michel Othoniel

August 17–December 2, 2012

This exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum presents a survey of the twenty-five-year career of Jean-Michel Othoniel (French, born 1964), from his first intimate, enigmatic works made of sulfur and wax to his recent large-scale, colorful glass sculptures. Working with these mutable materials, he has fashioned a poetic visual language to explore themes surrounding the body, beauty, desire, and metamorphosis.

 Works on view include embellished heraldic banners, Murano glass sculptures, and magnified necklaces and knots, evoking the fantasy universe of a fairytale. Read more this exhibit at The Huffington Post.

Fuzzy Green Fingernails

Flickr user Alice Bartlett cut some green flocking to fit on her fingernails and staged a little scene with miniature figurines. I love projects that play with scale like this. They make me ponder the tiny worlds that exist just beyond my range of vision. Because microscopic life actually DOES exist on your fingernail!

Books Always Win

If you want to lean how to make these you'll have to go to Victoria's Kitchen in London, England