Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs

From thekitchn.com | Photo: Vicky Wasik ; Prop Stylist: Maya Borrero

Link to the original article at thekitchn.com:
https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-vibrant-naturally-dyed-easter-eggs-holiday-projects-from-the-kitchn-112957

BEAUTY: Shoes--ROKER

Released for London Fashion Week, the relatively new shoe brand ROKER shows a tiny bit of what goes into a pair of their shoes in this revealing video. It is awe-inspiring to see actual artisans at work creating a pair of shoes, working with soles, cutting leather, trimming and fitting by hand. I want everyone to see just what kind of a thrilling, beautiful thing it is...

ROKER is a designer contemporary footwear brand with a bold vision--non-binary shoes subverting traditional styles and made using the hand crafted techniques seen here in this video. Since its beginning in 2016, ROKER has been combining modernity with timeless craftsmanship. ROKER sources fine leathers from Italy and manufactures all its products in London.

Most of their options are genderless...just take a look at these glorious heels for men. They can come in different leathers and colors as well. I would love a pair...

https://www.rokeratelier.com/

BEAUTY: Art for Halloween--Juli Steel's Miniature Haunted Houses

Talented artisan Juli Steel creates miniature abandoned, haunted houses. I am currently watching "The Haunting of Bly Manor" on Netflix and this dovetails beautifully with that and the season! Happy Halloween!

This wonderful piece is for sale at Juli's Etsy shop

https://www.etsy.com/shop/Twistedcopperforest?ref=l2-about-shopname

And you can see more of her wonderfully creepy work here:

https://www.instagram.com/twistedcopperforest

Nut and Pine Cone Wreath

Russian home decor blogger Vekoria shows us how to make a seasonal wreath and topiary from seed pods, nuts, pine cones, and other natural materials.

http://vekoria.blogspot.com/2013/10/blog-post_31.html

Artistic Easter Eggs

Craft blogger Allison Murray at Dream A Little Bigger has posted some artistic, beautiful alternatives to traditional dyed Easter eggs. Hurry, Easter is tomorrow!

The Galaxy Easter Egg is pretty amazing, and easy to do with a base of black paint and a spattering of space-y nebula colors on top (gold makes gas clouds, white makes stars).

Gold Leaf Easter Eggs are fairly easy as well. You can buy leaf and sizing (glue) at any craft store.

And finally, a bit of watercolor or watered-down food coloring creates amorphous blobs which you can then outline, in a very loose artistic style, with a black fine-line marker to create the impression of petals and leaves on these Watercolor Easter Eggs.

For tutorials on each egg, click on either the name of the egg or a photo.

http://www.dreamalittlebigger.com/