Oh My Handmade Sidewalk Chalk

Spring and Summer months are fast approaching, so how about making sidewalk chalk, or rather, giant sticks of chalk that can be taken outside and used to decorate the pavement with stick figures and fantastic animals. With Oh My Handmade’s tutorial, it’s easy and quick to do.

Find the full tutorial from Oh My Handmade‘s Michelle Vackar

Chalk Trails with Your Bicycle

Hands up anyone if you can remember at some point in your childhood drawing on the pavement, sidewalk or road with those lovely fat chalks (yes back in the day we played in the road)?

Ok now remember the hours of joy you got when you created those master pieces? Now imagine producing chalk trails with your bicycle on the road in traffic! Yup the fun factor just jumped 100%.

A company called ULICU has developed a fun device that attaches to the back of your bicycle wheel that contains washable, non toxic chalking fluid made from eco-friendly pigments. The casing deposits the chalk onto your wheel which then leaves a trail on the pavement or road, cool.  [Read more...]