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(From The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Advice Posters

Graduates of University College-Falmouth created the Advice Posters 2007 series with the purpose of passing on advice to incoming first year students. The posters are fun, creative, and worth a look.

(Found via Urban Outfitters Blog)

Unclaimed Baggage Center

Scottsboro, Alabama is home to the Unclaimed Baggage Center. A store that sells lost and unclaimed luggage, as well as unclaimed cargo received from various freight lines. The store adds nearly 7,000 new products to their shelves everyday ranging from clothing to electronics. So that's where my lost luggage went!

The Modern Letter Project

The Modern Letter Project sets you up with monthly pen pals from all over the world. Pretty neat idea in my opinion. In there own words:

"Putting the snail back in mail: An international pen pal project for the modern world."

There really is something to getting snail mail.

Face Your Pockets

Face Your Pockets is an interactive blog that encourages viewers to reveal what they carry with them on a daily basis. Participation is easy: empty your purse, backpack, or pockets onto a scanner and post the results. Random, yet oddly entertaining.

(Found via One Floor Up)

Spam One-Liners: Linzie Hunter

Linzie Hunter found a creative way to deal will all that spam in her mailbox. Based on the single subject lines, she created hand lettered works of art. You can view her work here: Spam One-Liners.

The New York Times also ran an article about here readable here: Recycled Phrases.

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Coolest Water Towers

I'm not sure what, but something inspired me to Google search artistic and creative water towers. In doing so I found the Kilgore Memorial Library of Nebraska website had an impressive compilation of photos and links to some of the countries most interesting water towers. Take a look for yourself: Artistic Water Towers.

There is also an entire site devoted to water towers with information and images at Water Towers of the World.

Turning Steel Into Lace: Cal Lane

The New York Times recently did an article on Cal Lane titled Turning Steel Into Lace, a sculpture who turns very common objects into unbelievable works of art.

(Found via Materialicious)

UMA

Mike Finan's St.Louis based store UMA carries some great products and is rooted in a touching back story.

Goodwill...Online

I love shopping at Goodwill, The Salvation Army, or any other thrift store I can score a bargain at. Until recently, I had no idea Goodwill had an online auction website.

"Shopgoodwill.com is the first Internet auction site created and operated by a nonprofit organization. The site began in August 1999. It was created and is operated by Goodwill Industries of Orange County (Santa Ana, CA). Goodwills around the country sell a variety of collectibles, art, antiques and odds and ends on the site. Registration is free and shopping is open to the public."

I'll definitely be checking back frequently!

Papercuts: Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan is an artistic genius. He makes incredibly detailed papercuts and screen prints sure to impress.

(Found via Urban Outfitters)