{"id":9196,"date":"2011-02-04T07:51:48","date_gmt":"2011-02-04T11:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=9196"},"modified":"2015-05-25T10:06:27","modified_gmt":"2015-05-25T15:06:27","slug":"fall-of-the-roman-link-dump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=9196","title":{"rendered":"The Fall of the Roman Link Dump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegreenhead.com\/2008\/11\/essey-grand-illusion-table.php\">Grand Illusion Table<\/a> &#8211; Neat acrylic table that looks like a freestanding draped tablecloth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/evilprints.com\/home.html\">Evil Prints<\/a> &#8211; Artist Tom Huck makes all kinds of weird woodcuts, and also teaches printmaking classes.  There&#8217;s also a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blip.tv\/file\/4117512\">video<\/a> of a recent open house at his studio. <i>(Hat tip to Seigmar S.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/storque\/how-to\/how-tuesday-diy-geek-power-tie-11227\/\">DIY Tie<\/a> &#8211; Tutorial for printing and sewing a custom tie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.craftzine.com\/archive\/2010\/01\/velvet_slippers_sewing_pattern.html\">Velvet Slippers<\/a> &#8211; Pattern and instructions for making wonderfully decadent house slippers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lets-explore.net\/blog\/2010\/07\/back-to-wonderland\/\">A Party in Wonderland<\/a> &#8211; Some great ideas for a child&#8217;s &#8220;Alice&#8221;-themed party, many of which could be upsized for a grown-up party.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uglydress.com\/\">UglyDress<\/a> &#8211; Celebrating the worst in bridal and prom dresses.  Egad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bencuevas.wordpress.com\/2010\/10\/21\/transcending-the-material\/\">Transcending the Material<\/a> &#8211; Astonishingly detailed knit skeleton made for a fiber arts exhibit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shine.yahoo.com\/channel\/beauty\/edible-dresses-2420301\/#photoViewer=1\">Edible Dresses<\/a> &#8211; These art-installation dresses are made of food, but some of them are attractive enough to serve as inspiration for fabric versions.  I particularly like the lines of the Eggplant Dress.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/weirdbuglady\">Weird Bug Lady<\/a> &#8211; Etsy seller specializing in plush insects and fossils.  I particularly like the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/46321346\/emperor-scorpion-mother-with-babies\">Emperor Scorpion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hauntforum.com\/showthread.php?t=25146\">Mandrake Root<\/a> &#8211; Instructions for making a nice-looking prop mandrake root for a wunderkammer or conversation piece.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/superpunch.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/invitation-to-wedding-at-la-brea-tar.html\">La Brea Tar Pit Wedding Invitation<\/a> &#8211; The La Brea Tar Pits in California are enormously rich in fossils.  I&#8217;m quite taken with these clever invitations for a wedding held there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grand Illusion Table &#8211; Neat acrylic table that looks like a freestanding draped tablecloth. Evil Prints &#8211; Artist Tom Huck makes all kinds of weird woodcuts, and also teaches printmaking classes. There&#8217;s also a video of a recent open house at his studio. (Hat tip to Seigmar S.) 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