What do guns, axes, grenades, eagles, otters and penguins have in common? Absolutely nothing til now. They’ve been montaged ( is that a word ? ) together to make this beautiful illustration above. Would look great as a textile print. I’ve not got much info on it - mail me if you do - but i found it mixed in with a bunch of crazy images here. Down a random rabbit hole on the web. Also, and very special it is too, is the proud fashion statement made by the lady above. Waste-not-want-not in these credit crunching times eh? Now, that’s fashion thrift.

Last Christmas i drew this for my lovely fella Cookie to nudge him in the right direction for the Christmas shopping ;) I spilled a bit of squash on the corner, but it served it’s purpose well in the rush of the festive season. You might remember Cookie’s Christmas Cheat Sheets from last year. Well they’re back, as a new and improved 2008 version. It’s best way to ensure avoiding the embarrassing moment when your loved one opens the parcel to discover a pair of sexy pants the wrong size! Going too big or too small is a lose-lose situation. So to be sure of smiles all round, grab yourself one of these and sneak it under the nose of your special friend while he’s still got time to take them back ;) Both Boys and Girls versions available.

… Apparently! How do they squeeze in there? It’s hard enough for humans! A great Lomo taken by artist, self-taught photographer and cyclist, Ed Scoble. Check out his Flickr, his LomoHome and his blog here. Reminds me of the classic MrLomo news snap, Asteroid.

And while you’re there, absolutely don’t miss MrLomo’s Sign Collection. It’s second to none! You’ll be rummaging around in there for hours.

FontShuffle - a new App from the FontShop. A neat way of identifying fonts without knowing their name, or finding something fresh when you fancy a break from Helvetica ;)

“Hundreds of font families are sorted by visual similarity into a visual family tree… Just shake the device and six new options appear... Display your favourite font as a sample text, or test your font dynamically using your own words. Turn the screen to have a look at the glyph chart.”

Download it here.

Costing only £3000 to build, this low impact eco home looks straight out of The Shire. Built using mainly a chainsaw, hammer and 1 inch chisel it’s pretty amazing. Read Simon Dale’s thoughts on sustainable society, and why he built the home - here.  Also - how it was done, step by step photos. More images of this gorgeous home here. I want to live there!