Man Made DIY

All food is better in mini form! Or on sticks. Perferably both.

Artist/chef Mr. Fang makes these incredible miniature food creations, each small enough to fit on a quarter.

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Believe it or not, this camera isn't an accessory for Hipster Barbie, it's a wet plate collodion camera made by Kevin Klein that's about the size of a quarter. Oh, and I should mention that it actually works!  … read more

In the era of smartphones and text messages, the postcard has taken a bit of a hit. Sure, you could take time to go to a gift shop, select the best taken-at-sunset aerial photo of wherever you are, then try to find a place that'll sell you stamps, and take the time to write a note to all of your friends, find somewhere to mail it, and then beat the postcard home and tell your loved ones all about it before it arrives.

Or, you can snap a photo with your phone and text it to all your friends, email to your parents, and upload it to Facebook for the rest of the world to see.

Which is too bad, methinks, cause I think postcards are pretty cool, and need a revisiting. A tiny, little, awesome revisiting.

Mark 10:25 suggests, "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God." (NRSV) While scholars are debating whether or not the "eye of a needle" actually refers to an ancient geological impasse, artist Anatoly Konenko has created an entire caravan the easily glide through:

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I love any craft project that involves breaking stuff AND miniature things, so this tiny terrariums housed in a lightbulb are right up my alley.

Julie Melton from TinyTerra shares her technique for creating these diminuitive biospheres on The Hipster Home. Apparently, once you're able to remove the filament from the lightbulb, it's pretty smooth sailing from there.   … read more