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Archive for March 7th, 2008

Inspiration

Friday, March 7th, 2008

No time for diversions, but projects that have caught our eye of late:

This baby garden for small spaces. The artist used a cast-off wooden tray and does not recommend wood containers for YOUR fairy garden. It WILL ruin the furniture if you want a table top version. Note to self: Water plants.
In a desperate [...]

Atomic Number 27

Friday, March 7th, 2008

For centuries Cobalt compounds have been used to create a rich blue color to glass, glazes, and ceramics. Cobalt has been detected in Egyptian sculpture and Persian jewelry from the third millennium BC, in the ruins of Pompeii, and in China dating from the Tang and Ming dynasties.

Pure cobalt is not found in nature, but [...]