Artist Henry Hargreaves crafts American presidential silhouettes out of jello, compiling all 44 portraits into a festive infographic. In addition to the red and blue colors of the Republicans and Democrats, the key also indicates that left-facing presidents served one term only, the smaller silver stars indicate they died in office and the jell-o splatters signal their assassination.

See more HERE, including photos of just how Mr. Hargreaves crafts the portraits.

The Runaway. Oil painting for Post cover, September 1958.

Girl At The Mirror. Oil painting for Post cover, March 1954

After The Prom. Oil painting for Post cover, May 1957.

The Tatooist. Painting for Post cover, March 1944.

Browse the Norman Rockwell Collection (both paintings and photographs) online at the Norman Rockwell Museum.

Cake artist Francesca Pitcher sculpted an entirely edible Albino Burmese Python cake for her daughter’s birthday party. When she brought the cake out, the guests weren’t sure whether it was a real snake or not!

Ms. Pitcher offers a how to tutorial of the snake cake HERE

“Crushed/Scrapped Matchbox Car”
Matchbox car + Sledgehammer + Clay

“Rules”
Blank sheet of paper + Old note pad + Thread + Tape + Exacto Knife

“Broccoli House”
Broccoli + Balsa Wood + Craft Knife + Glue

“Gummy Bear Skin Rug”

“Rice Krispyhenge”
Aerial shot of the mysterious Rice Krispyhenge.
Super glue + Rice krispies

“Stubble Self Portrait”
Facial Hair + Toothpick

“Bumperstickers For Shoes”

See more of Mr. Davis’ work HERE and HERE

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Join and contribute to the Make Something Cool Everyday Flickr Group HERE

Photographer Magnus Muhr creates cartoon scenes with the dead flies (and other bugs) that he finds around the house:

More on Mr. Muhr’s site and in his book The Life of Fly.

Mantidae: Tenodera Supertitiosa
Brass, and steel watchparts, gears, springs, screws, glow in the dark dial

Artist Mike Libby fuses together the natural and mechanical by combining real insect bodies with a variety of old wristwatch parts and electrical components.

Cerambycidae: Batocera Numitor
Steel pocket watch parts, gears, springs and shafts.

Rutelidae: Plusiotis Beyerii
Brass and steel and copper watch parts, gears and dials.

Arachnidae: Heteromoetrus Spinifer

Odonata
Steel, brass and copper watch gears, dials and parts.

See more of Mr. Libby’s work HERE

Artist Guido Daniele uses paint to transform human hands into animal shapes:

See more of Mr. Daniele’s work HERE

Welcome to Kim Saulter’s kitchen – that is, her miniature dollhouse kitchen.
Ms. Saulter is a sculptor, working with polymer clay to create very tiny works of art in a 1:12 scale. She handcrafts anything and everything that one could wish for in a well stocked baking kitchen: Kitchen utensils and appliances, baked goods, produce and pantry items, miniature cookbooks, and even the stove, kitchenaid mixer, and refrigerator.

See more of Ms. Saulter’s creations HERE

The trees in this scene are made of singed bottle brushes painted black. The stars are spatters of phosphorous ink and the moon and atmosphere is a black and white image projected onto black muslin.

This ocean scene, titled “DIY Paradise” is made out of cotton, salt, cooked sugar, tin foil, feathers & canvas.

This image is “Aurora Borealis”, made by photographing a beam of colored light against a black curtain to achieve the edge effect. The trees were composited from life and the stars are simply strobe light through holes in cork board.

This Diorama with a Willow Tree is made using painted parchment paper, thread, hand dyed ostrich feathers, carved chocolate, wire, raffia, masking tape, coffee, synthetic potting moss and cotton.

It took two months to store up enough fireplace ash to create this lunar landscape. The darker rocks are made of mixed tile grout, flag crumpled paper & wire. The Earth is a video still projected onto the wall. Inspired by the Apollo 11 mission.

This volcano is made out of tile grout, cotton, phosphorous ink. The volcano was illuminated from within by 6-60 watt light bulbs.

See more of Mr. Albanese’s photos and behind the scene shots HERE.