Halloween kitty desktop wallpaper

Happy Halloween! In honor of the day, I amused myself making cats when I'm supposed to be working. If you want either of these kitties a...

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Last-minute Halloween paper crafts

It's not too late to make a last-minute Halloween paper toy! Get the fam printing and folding these free DIY projects tonight. Retro pum...

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Download high-res images from the Rijksmuseum

The Dutch national museum Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has digitized 125,000 works from its collection. They're available as high-resolutio...

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Giveaway: iPhone 5/5s battery case

Uncommon , the company that makes customizable cases for your iPhone, iPad, iPod or MacBook, has some of my patterns in their image collect...

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Brass: love it or hate it?

My new house has a crazy mix of fixtures and hardware. I'll give you a tour. Above is the light fixture inside the front door. Here'...

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Free font: Fantaisie

Fantaisie is a typeface designed by Lev Berry, based on lettering from 1882. It comes in six varieties you can layer and color to create de...

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DIY idea: bookshelf wall at The Wit

This past weekend I spent a night at The Wit hotel in Chicago and noticed the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in this lounge. See those faces?...

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Excellent pumpkin carving tools

When asked recently if I wanted to test a set of Grampa Bardeen's pumpkin carving tools , I declined. Then I read more about the product...

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Floral fall wallpaper freebie

Need new fall wallpaper for your phone or desktop? Check out the lovely work of illustrator Lisa Rupp . She's posted an autumn design ri...

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Make a paper desk zombie

Speaking of zombies, designer Tiffany Radowick recently sent me a link to a little zombie paper toy you can make. Push down on his head to c...

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Zombie lorem ipsum!

Lorem ipsum, the fake text designers use as placeholder copy on layouts, has been around for ages. Maybe you've seen Bacon Ipsum, Cupcak...

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Free printables for Halloween packaging

Some of my favorite Halloween freebies this year are in the packaging category: Download an iron-on graphic for treat bags at Used Everywhe...

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Origami skeleton hand

I got a huge kick out of making this creepy origami skeleton hand! It's actually pretty easy, just lots of layers of paper to fold at on...

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Origami jack-o-lantern

Heh. I made a pumpkin. Follow along with this origami tutorial by TCGames to learn how. It has turned into Halloween origami week at How Ab...

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Intermediate origami bat for Halloween

Here's another paper bat decoration, a little more difficult than in the previous post . This origami design is by Protogenius, demonstr...

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Easy origami bat for Halloween

Bats lend themselves to paper folding since their bodies can be easily reduced to flat planes. Here's a very simple version by Nick Robi...

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Ten free Halloween fonts

If you're planning to make any Halloween invitations or banners this month, a round-up of ten free Halloween fonts from Creative Pro mi...

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Parlor progress (or lack of)

Ugh, it's taking me forever to get anything done in our house! So unfortunate how work gets in the way. And eating. And sleeping. And wa...

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Free Vera Bradley wallpapers

A Google search for new desktops led me to a mother lode. Vera Bradley , the patterned handbag and accessories company, has gazillions of fl...

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Say it in llama font

It's so silly. Go to this website , type a phrase, and your text will be displayed in a typeface made from llamas. "Need to send a ...

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