Fab Gloves!

I'm happy to present Blog's Art selection of the best gloves in the world. These products are hand-made by original artists from Canada, USA, Indonesia, Denmark and Finland and available in their online shops.

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Nine Lives Collection - LoveAtFirstBlush - Canada - £39

 http://www.etsy.com/listing/87806742/studded-leather-butterfly-fingerless

Fingerless Lace Gloves - MetaporphDK - Denmark - £20

http://www.etsy.com/listing/91478872/tiny-fingerless-gloves-black-flower

White Leather Gloves - Eleven44Jewelry - Indonesia - £66

http://www.etsy.com/listing/83649640/fingerless-gloves-leather-gloves-leather

Finger Moustache Gloves - MizJamieH - USA - £4

http://www.etsy.com/listing/92865150/orange-white-stripe-finger-mustache

Recycled Fleece Whale Mittens - ForMyDarling - Finland - £23

http://www.etsy.com/listing/100768231/felt-mittens-whale-recycled-mittens

Pixel Nostalgia In Product Design

We are all nostalgic about vintage computer games. Although technology has moved on so much in the recent years the popularity of Pacman, Space Invaders, Arcanoid or Tetris hasn't at all diminished. Pixels are magical - we all have to agree on that - and it's amazing how they 'migrated' from computer universe to the world of souvenirs, knick-knacks, fashion, hair accessories and furniture. I have picked the best items related to Pixel Nostalgia from Etsy.

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Side Table 'White Cube' - RestArtDesign - £149

 http://www.etsy.com/listing/93233126/side-table-white-cube

 Organic Cotton Bag - KalleAndJules - £9
http://www.etsy.com/listing/92192788/pixel-love-100-organic-cotton-1-of-3

Space Invaders Coffee Cup - Hamsterdam - £4

http://www.etsy.com/listing/83256044/space-invaders-coffee-cup-sleeve-red-and

Pixel Cherries Hair Clip - JanineBasil - £12

http://www.etsy.com/listing/86573277/pixel-cherries-hair-clip-gaming-barrette

Zippered Textile Pixel Pouch - Tinymeat - £12

http://www.etsy.com/listing/92503017/zippered-textile-pixel-pouch-freddy-the

Animal Pixel Series - PrintsByLaura - £36

http://www.etsy.com/listing/77529910/animal-pixel-series-deer-13-x-19-print

3D Ghost Shelf - LighYourselfUp - £367

http://www.etsy.com/listing/95640660/3d-ghost-shelf

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I always look for products which are one of a kind, original and designed with imagination. The idea of going to a High Street shop and spending £50 on an item which was actually manufactured in China at the prize of £1.50 becomes less and less attractive to me with such a variety of incredible designs delivered by original artists online.
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So here you have a beautiful vintage table which is just about to get pixelated. Later hand-knitted mug-warmer with a pixel-based image woven into the fabric. And finally LightYourselfUp's bookshelf for all Pacman lovers where books actually become pixelated parts of the 3D Ghost's face! These are fantastic product concepts which bring originality into everyone's life.
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Quirky Beard-Warmers

I find it a bit difficult to describe this quirky item. Is it just a funny gadget for crazy parties or actually a useful fashion accessory? I guess it is a bit of both. We all know how it feels to freeze off your face when the temperature goes below zero or when you're riding your bike in cold weather. So maybe this original knitted beard will help keep you warm in places where your scarf doesn't reach?
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I'm pretty sure one of the high-street brands will recognize this product's commercial potential at some point and will include it in their collection. But why wait till then? Lackofgoodname sells these fantastic beard-warmers in different colours and shapes for £13. They are originally designed and hand-made. Enjoy being a bit of a trendsetter before everybody starts wearing knitted beards the next season!

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Lackofgoogname's online shop at Etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Lackofagoodname

photos: Lackofgoodname

Origami animals and Bang Gun Dress

Thank You very much for visiting my weblog. I didn't realize so many people come and read it. I also didn't have time for updates recently.
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If I'm about to make a very fast update on the recent events and my new discoveries, I would like to tell You about nice fonts which I found recently: Quad, Kilogram and Origami Bits. You can use them ocassionally, because if too much, you loose the effect. And please, don't use them too often, as I use them very often in my new projects ;-D.
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QUAD - there are black and white versions

http://www.dafont.com/quad.font
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KILOGRAM

http://kallegraphics.com/?page_id=385
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ORIGAMI BATS
Every letter is an origami animal. There are also origami symbols when You press numbers and punctation marks.
http://www.dafont.com/origamibats.font
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3D DRESS
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This dress was designed and made by an artist Nicole Lindern. There is not much known about her apart from the fact that she lives in Chesterfield in America, is 22 and has been sewing since she can remember. Here is her online shop with more of her clothes:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/nicolelindner
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She has her own recognisable crazy style.
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Bang Gun Dress
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Licole has her online shop at Etsy. It is a website where many people from abound the world have their online shops and sell their self-made items, especially clothes, jewlery and postcards.
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