“Thousands of optical glass fibers form a matrix and run parallel to each other between the two main surfaces of every block,” That’s what happens when you combine glass and concrete. I super strong material is created that transmits light. How cool is that? I love the Glass Quarterly blog for bringing this to our attention. This material was created by Hungarian architect Aron Losonczi and he calls it Litracon, Light Transmitting Concrete. Read more about it. It’s amazing!
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How to make recycled matchbox mini shrines
I am mad for miniatures…I think I always have been but now I make them all the time out of just about every material I work in. The tiny colorful shrines look like the perfect project to start making now so I have a collection by Day of the Dead. Pop on over the the Crafty Chica blog for the sparkly tutorial on how to make recycled matchbox shrines.