This super-swell octopus tentacle wall art sculpture features a transparent aqua splash and a rusted porthole. Invite this critter into your home and observe how it wriggles its way through your wall and into your heart. The octopus arms are cast out of urethane resin in moulds from the original sculptures. They are polished and coloured with dyes and paint. The porthole is coated with iron and rusted, then sealed to keep the rust tidy. A hanger on back slips over a screw in the wall to mount. Protrudes about 22cm from the wall, porthole is about 11cm in diameter — via Etsy
Know a little Big Hero 6 fan who’s got Baymax on the brain? Go ahead and turn their enthusiasm into a woolly reality with this adorable crocheted Baymax hat. The pattern is by Sarah of Repeat Crafter Me, and despite the impressive likeness to the Big Hero 6 character, she says this is actually a fairly quick pattern to make since it’s practically all one colour — via Make:
TPG has announced plans to purchase rival, and Australia’s third-largest internet service provider, iiNet.
The deal was announced to the Australian Securities Exchange on Friday morning. TPG will acquire 100 percent of iiNet shares, of which the company already had a significant stake.
The total value of the deal is worth AU$1.4 billion.
The agreement will see the combined TPG company become larger than Australia’s second-largest telecommunications company Optus, increasing TPG’s customer base to 1.7 million.
There will be combined revenues of AU$2.3 billion — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Sir Terry Pratchett, fantasy author and creator of the Discworld series, has died aged 66, eight years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
The world has lost one of its brightest, sharpest minds,
said Larry Finlay of his publishers Transworld.
The author died at home, surrounded by his family, with his cat sleeping on his bed
, he added.
Sir Terry wrote more than 70 books during his career and completed his final book last summer.
He enriched the planet like few before him
and through Discworld satirised the world with great skill, enormous humour and constant invention,
said Mr Finlay.
Terry faced his Alzheimer’s disease (an
said Mr Finlay.embuggerance
, as he called it) publicly and bravely,
Over the last few years, it was his writing that sustained him. His legacy will endure for decades to come.
Sir Terry leaves wife Lyn and daughter Rhianna — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Get out your yarn and crochet hook and get ready to party with your favourite advantageously irradiated reptiles with this incredible Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pattern! Of course, no Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shindig would be complete without a pepperoni pizza, so Nichole’s Nerdy Knots has included one in her pattern as well — via Make:
Wooden Cloth by Nathalie Dackelid from Nathalie Dackelid on Vimeo
Nathalie Dackelid‘s table, the Wooden Cloth, is inspired by compact living furniture and a tablecloth that you can easily roll up and down
A Fennec Fox couple, at the Chattanooga Zoo, are proud parents to two new kits. The boy and girl were welcomed, 23 January, by first time mother, Sophie
, and father, Barkley
— via ZooBorns
Artist Robin Nylund created his puzzle box using brass sheeting, which were etched with stencils that seem identical to the original Hellraiser movie props. Once the etching process was complete, he then glued the etched brass sheets to a stained wooden, cleaned the excess run-off with some acetone and then finished it off with a coat of lacquer — via Make:
In the small Spanish town of Molins de Rei lives Pere Tarragó, a motorcycle builder of quite extraordinary skill. His bikes are completely unrideable — but that’s only because they’re 1:5 and 1:6 scale models. These motorcycle models are nothing like the Revell or Tamiya kits you played with back in the 70s. In photographs, Tarragó’s creations are virtually impossible to separate from the real thing. In many ways, Tarragó’s process is similar to that of a regular custom builder: it involves lathes, milling and welding. But normal tools are often useless for this kind of detail work, so Tarragó has made his own — via Bike EXIF
A Different Perspective from Chris O’Hara on Vimeo
A visit from an alien life form results in a change in perspective in more ways than one
Bill Shorten, Australian Opposition Leader
Originally aired on ABC TV: 04/03/2015 — via Youtube
Lovely little tentacle pendant available in black silver or polished. This pretty, subtle pendant was cast from the curled tentacle of an octopus specimen Peggy’s great grandmother had saved for years. The tentacle is small, 1/2” x 3/4” on an 18” cable chain — via Etsy
Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata), Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata) and Asparagus Fern (Asparagus aethiopicus) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Features of this sweet little 50s B-movie icon-on-wheels include portal windows, solar power, kitchen, bathroom, and power and environmental control panels complete with needle gauges, segment displays, gem lights, and toggle switches. And for as tiny as the camper is, it actually looks very liveable inside. Besides the fun and inherent awesomeness of the project itself, to build and to camp in, one can never underestimate the joy and wonder a rig like this generates as it blasts down a highway — via Make:
The Italian fashion designer Elsa Peretti purchased an old watchtower on the coast of Tuscany as a vacation home. It was called La Torre. The Sixteenth Century structure was built for military purposes, so Peretti had to have it redesigned with comfort in mind. So she hired architect Renzo Mongiardino to renovate it. Mongiardino took the old fort and turned it into a fairytale castle by covering the walls with three-dimensional images of fantasy scenes, including this stunning fireplace that looks like a giant’s mouth — via Neatorama
Photo: Fritz von der Schulenburg
Maker of boats, kitchens, lighting and more, woodworker Reed Hansuld creates sculptural furniture pieces with a monk-like reverence for their functionality and longevity. Though utility-focused, his pieces are also works of art. With a steel skeleton and graceful wooden curves, his modern Rocking Chair No. 1 breaks any stereotypes you had about the classic rocker — via Cool Hunting
In the 1930s, it was generally accepted that the body needed sodium to function, but no one had studied what broke down when the sodium in a person’s diet was removed. One researcher researcher and four volunteers decided to find out. It was awful.
The body’s need for salt wasn’t hard to establish. Anyone with a tongue noticed that the sweat and tears which came out of the body tasted the same as the little crystals leftover when sea water evaporated. Later research confirmed that it’s the sodium that makes sodium chloride so necessary to us, but, well into the twentieth century, no one quite knew what would happen when sodium levels dropped. Doctor Robert McCance wasn’t about to let that kind of ignorance persist. He recruited four volunteers and desalinated them — via io9
The original Atari console was the inspiration for the Gaming Joystick Coat Hook. Attach it to your wall and you’ll have three small metal hooks for keys and other small items, an inner compartment for money, letters and so on, along with the large joystick itself for your coat or coats. Note that it needs to be self-assembled (but you’ll get everything you need for the finished design), with the price at £16 — Retro To Go
Buy a ring for her that will have her saying: A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I said I Do!
Our rings are always designed with fashion and character in mind. This Luke Skywalker inspired lightsabre design is finely crafted from 14k white gold with 14k yellow gold accents. Every detail has been carefully inspected to ensure that this is as true to form as possible. The ring was designed with the purpose of being an elegant wedding/anniversary/birthday ring which includes the special element that any huge fan of the Star Wars universe would be thrilled to own — via Etsy
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