Crafts

March 17, 2026

Crochet Artist Turns Early 2000s Technology Into Oversized Textile Art

If you’re old enough to remember the internet during the early 2000s, you know that it was a fun time. MS Paint, Internet Explorer, Minesweeper, Neopets, MSN Messenger, and The Sims ruled the digital world, and smartphones with apps weren’t even a thing yet. Tapping into this shared nostalgia, crochet artist Nicole Nikolich (aka Lace in the Moon)

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February 17, 2026

How To Turn Fresh Flowers Into Timeless Works of Botanical Art

If you ask someone why they don’t buy fresh flowers, a common answer is that they’ll wilt. Eventually, the once-beautiful blooms will end up in the compost or trash, a sad end for something so pretty. But that doesn’t have to happen. No, you can’t keep flowers alive forever, but you can preserve their colors and delicate petal shapes through flower pressing.

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January 5, 2026

Luminous Paper Sculptures Are Hand-Cut Portals to Fantastical Worlds Informed by Memories

The illuminated paper sculptures of artist duo Hari Panicker and Deepti Nair (aka Hari & Deepti) are a marvel to look at. Light spills through meticulously hand-cut forms, casting shadows that feel as intentional as the structures themselves. But linger a little longer, and it becomes clear that these works are not just about visual wonder, they are meditations on memory, migration, and the quiet value of what is often overlooked.

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December 17, 2025

These Rescue Elephants Wear Hand-Knitted Sweaters to Keep Warm in the Winter

When winter arrives and temperatures drop, humans aren’t the only ones that need to dress accordingly to keep warm. Endangered Asian elephants at a Wildlife SOS conservation center in northern India have been known to wear beautiful, handmade “sweaters” during wintry weather. The 20 elephants the organization hosts are afflicted by blindness, lameness, or recovering from other maladies. They were rescued from abusive situations like trafficking, circuses, street begging, and other illegal activities.

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