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A quirky and stylish centrepiece to add some aquatic flair to your Hanukkah celebrations — via Etsy
DIY has a posted a pattern that shows you how to make your own Giant Squid Pillow. Completed, it’s eight feet long which is sofa-sized — via Laughing Squid
At Zoo Basel in Switzerland, an Indian Rhinoceros gave birth during the night on 5 October. The calf, a boy, was given the name Kiran, a Hindi word for sunrise
. Kiran is nursing well and bonding well with his mother, 31-year-old Ellora. On his first day, Kiran weighed 68 kg and stood just over 66 cm tall — via ZooBorns
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I made these spiders because refrigerators like Halloween too. They add a finishing touch to colouring pages of jack-o-lanterns and spooky ghosts. Each spider has a 1/2” neodymium disc magnet in its abdomen. I made them from 22 gauge sheet metal and 16 gauge wire — via Instructables
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This is a full headed helm along with an inner flap where a pelt can be attached — via deviantART
This brooch I made of beaded embroidery technique. Embroidery is on the base (Lacy’s Stiff Stuff), were used Japanese TOHO beads nad Miyuki Delica in grey, gold, beige and black colours. Death’s-head is the skull of glass. Lined in Alcantara — via Etsy
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Handknit in a silky purple, this shiny octopus seems to have slithered up from the deep to perch upon your head — via Etsy
Four original crochet amigurumi patterns: Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and Nautilus — the complete Baby Cephalopods collection by June Gilbank. These mini amigurumi take only 25-30m of yarn apiece, and work up quickly with minimal finishing, as they only have 2-3 pieces each — via Etsy
Paul Eppling is a St Petersburg sculptor, well known in Florida for his metallic animals. According to blogger Mark Ruffner, Paul Eppling was working in a metal shop in the 1970s when he first had the idea to fabricate an animal from metal parts and scraps. Since then he’s welded hundreds of animals, big and small
— via What The Wig?
These fabulous aubergine (eggplant) colour dragon, dinosaur or monster fingerless mittens will fit a medium female adult hand and are made from 75% wool, 15% mohair, 5% alpaca, 5% silk. They were designed and handmade in the tropical north of Australia and are ready to ship — via Etsy
This black ceramic mug with white interior has a hand painted pink octopus with wiggly tentacled arms and a wide staring eye — via Etsy
Yesterday, Fort Worth Zoo in Texas announced the birth of the zoo’s newest resident: a female Jaguar cub. The healthy cub, named Sasha, was born 16 July and weighed 0.9 kg. Sasha immediately began nursing and bonding with 4-year-old mother Xochi (zo-she). Xochi is a very protective mother; after giving birth, she cared for her cub in a private, off-exhibit area, mimicking natural Jaguar behaviour in the wild — via ZooBorns
On 7 June, Snow Leopards Dinah and Valo became the parents of three cubs at Germany’s Zoo Magdeburg — via ZooBorns
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