ReadyMade: Instructions for everyday life

/ Holidays & Decorating

Whether it's the Fourth of July, New Year's, or just an especially lovely Wednesday, these projects will help you observe life's special occasions with wit and style.

“I love artifacts. I like making things with scraps of consumer detritus—I rip stuff off of every piece of packaging I find because I think the corporate industrial look of grid lines, bits, pieces, and typography is cool...

“I love artifacts. I like making things with scraps of consumer detritus—I rip stuff off of every piece of packaging I find because I think the corporate industrial look of grid lines, bits, pieces, and typography is cool...

WHO Shawn and Finn Hazen MAKERS OF Graphic design, T-shirts, collages, and big messes WHERE Chicago SITE shawnhazen...

We asked four artists to create an exclusive 
ReadyMade Valentine for you, our beloved reader...

No kid can resist the magic of tiny toys in a sparkly winter scene. Using a recycled glass jar (idea-guy Eric Prykowksi suggests Grey Poupon empties), attach pieces of a small plastic landscape (available at toy and novelty stores) and a figurine onto the lid with Krazy Glue or other epoxy that won't dissolve in water...