Oh, No! It’s Another Week of Link Dumps: Day 4
Zombie Scrub – “Removes dead skin.” :::rim shot:::
Now You Know – A list of interesting, offbeat sites, like rainymood.com (rain and thunderstorm sounds) and doesthedogdie.com (lets you know in advance if the dog/pet gets injured in whatever movie you’re watching.
Inspector Pancakes Helps the President of France Solve the White Orchid Murders – Kickstarter for “a children’s book most definitely not for children.” It looks adorably horrifying.
Dr. Chase’s Receipt Book – A book of patent advice dating from 1888. This review makes it sound kind of awesome.
Grandma’s Ceramic Figurines Get a Grim Makeover – Artist Tom LaBonty gives cutesy ceramic figurines a very metal makeover.
Knitted Candy Corn – Free pattern for teensy knitted candy corn from Mochimochi Land.
The Vanilla Studio – Amusing menorahs and candlesticks made from toy dinosaurs and other critters. I particularly like the non-kosher Menobster. (Bonus: Check out this sea monster menorah.)
The Greatest Werewolf Art of the Middle Ages and Renaissance – A roundup of interesting images.
Candy Corn Party Mix – This salty/sweet mix would be great for a party.
Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor – I have long adored DK books for their gorgeous photographs, and even if you’re an avowed pacifist this look at the history of weapons is fantastic. Click the “Look Inside” feature to browse some of the pages.
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January 15th, 2015 at 9:18 am
I really like the “Now You Know” website. I’ve been looking around and it’s got some interesting reads for sure. Thanks for sharing!
January 15th, 2015 at 11:08 am
I love the DK books as well – I use the Pirates and the Costumes one as reference material for doll making. I wish they would do one on monsters.
January 15th, 2015 at 8:09 pm
My great-grandmother had some oh-so-precious ceramic cherubim that my mother inherited. The wings kept breaking off, so my mom finally decided she was going to toss them. Me, a Christmas-hating teenager (as opposed to now, a Christmas-hating thirty something), asked if I could have them. She reluctantly agreed.
With nail polish, I painted the robes and hair black, and even the lips, eyes, and fingernails. The wings got silver nail polish. My mom was actually impressed, but one of my sister’s was completely horrified.
I still have them, sitting on my mantle.
January 28th, 2015 at 9:43 am
“scented with eucalyptus oils and distilled swamp water” Yeah……that’s exactly what I was concerned about.
I want to get one of these painted Hummels and put it in my mom’s collection to see if she notices.
I had no idea werewolves were such a thing in the middle ages. Makes the whole Grimm backstory kind of make sense.