Woman Spins Cat and Dog Fur into Textile Yarn as a Keepsake for Their Owners
45-year-old Theresa Furrer, a lifelong knitter and crocheter, is helping pet owners keep their beloved animals close to their hearts by knitting their hair into garments and accessories they can wear. Theresa is part of a community of artists that specialize in a form of yarn spinning known as “chiengora” – ‘chien’, the French word […]
Artist Creates Life-Size Chinese Vases Out of Folded Playing Cards
65-year-old Zhang Kehua, a retired mason from Qianjiang, China, has a very unique skill – he can assemble realistic Chinese vases out of thousands of folded plastic playing cards. We’ve seen people create all kinds of impressive structures by expertly stacking playing cards, but what Zhang Kehua does is on a whole other level. The Chinese […]
Japanese Company Makes Custom Samurai Armor for Cats and Dogs
Ever wonder what your pet would look like as a Japanese samurai? Well, thanks to this company selling samurai armors for cats and dogs, you don’t have to imagine it anymore. Samurai Age specializes in handmade samurai helmet and armor bottle covers, but they recently went into the pet business as well, launching a line of […]
Woman Sews Over 10,000 Candy Wrappers Into Stylish Upcycled Dress
After “diligently” saving up colorful Straburst candy wrappers for nearly five years, a Pennsylvania woman linked over 10,000 of them together to create a beautiful dress. Making a dress out of waxed paper candy wrappers might sound silly to some people, but for Emily Seilhamer, of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, it was a monumental undertaking that took half a decade […]
Willow Is the New Wood of the Coffin Business
A 200-year old willow processing company has recently targeted the coffin business, and apparently had great success. P H Coate & Son’s English Willow Coffins, from Somerset, England, has started offering dead people an alternative to traditional wooden coffins. Some individuals are just bored by the same old wooden coffins, as if they died and […]