Thursday, July 23, 2009

DIY Planter Box

this is adorable, and affordable
chadduring
chadafter
a great filing cabinet on craigslist for $10, put it on its side, made planter boxes for each drawer and then spray painted the entire piece a bright yellow. add succulents and voila! a budget-friendly planter made from an old filing cabinet. great work, chad!
before & after: chad’s filing cabinet planter
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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Brilliant creative idea for jewelry

Lauramanoogian1
Lauramanoogian1

Can you believe these necklaces are made with paperclips and tape? Amazing right? Oh, and the colors send me right over the moon!

Lauramanoogian2
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Freakin CUTE

totally on my gift lift for the next birthdays that role around, my friends are sure love these as much as I do
clipped from www.etsy.com
LETTER or STATE Shaped Necklaces

LETTER or STATE Shaped Necklaces

$12.00 USD
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Looks so promising

I'm always on the hunt for easy ways to tweak our website, this looks SWEET, haven't played around with it yet, but I sure will soon.
clipped from blog.wix.com
Introducing Latest Features on Wix.com
clipped from blog.wix.com
Wix is the simpler, faster, better way to create and publish stunning Flash web content.
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Friday, July 17, 2009

obsessed with all forms of indoor gardening

Woolly Wally Vertical Gardening System

The Woolly Wally System is the best way to vertically garden on just about any type of wall or fence, indoors or out. Like building blocks, Woolly Wallys are easy to install and totally modular and love to hang out in any combination, alone or with friends. Woolly Wally Three and Five don't mind sharing, and will let roots grow from Pocket to Pocket. All the Woolly Wallys love a good party, and they'll even keep things quieter by absorbing sound when their Pockets are full.
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I would buy this

but it's sold out in every size except for the 30x40" and while I would love to have this be the first piece of art hung on the walls of our new house... $2000... mighty steep for our wallets
clipped from www.20x200.com
think-make-think
think-make-think
by Clifton Burt
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Beautiful Solar Garden Lanterns!

These are the perfect solution for soft outdoor lighting without the cords or the electricity cost!
Soji Modern
Modern design meets sustainable solar for the ultimate in elegant outdoor lighting.
Soji Modern lanterns are unique, portable, efficient and will never require stringing of unsigtly electrical wires.
Soji Modern
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

everything looks better in groups

Flutter does such a fabulous job of displaying found objects, in person and online this store is so cute!


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pretty jewelry

i'm super into the organic shapes of fine hammered metal. i can just picture wearing this piece at the ocean this summer.
clipped from www.etsy.com
Hammered Shadow Shells Pendant Necklace

Hammered Shadow Shells Pendant Necklace

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Yummm Strawberry-Rhubarb Crumble

my cousin & I tried out best to make rhubarb crisp earlier this summer. this recipe is my new inspiration to try again
clipped from smittenkitchen.com
strawberry-rhubarb crumble, baked
Strawberry-Rhubarb Crumble

For the topping:
1 1/3 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons Demerara sugar (or turbinado sugar aka Sugar in the Raw)
Zest of one lemon
1/4 pound (1 stick or 4 ounces) unsalted butter, melted

For the filling:
1 1/2 cups rhubarb, chopped into 1-inch pieces
1 quart strawberries plus a few extras, hulled, quartered
Juice of one lemon
1/2 cup sugar
3 to 4 tablespoons cornstarch (some commenters found the flour option a little too, well, floury so this has been updated)
Pinch of salt

strawberry-rhubarb crumble
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for the librarian

my mom & best friend both are librarians so i know a thing or two about what librarians like. these are just perfect
clipped from www.etsy.com
As you can see, we spend a lot of time around old books. They come to us from all over- its shocking to see how many unwanted books there are out there! We take them in and give them a new life in the form of buckles, wallets, pins and cards.
Every piece that we make is one of a kind, and we like it that way as we get bored pretty easily.
MaxineDear
The Cat Wants the Soup book belt buckle
Nature Studies book belt buckle
The Children in the Trees book belt buckle
Chipmunk book belt buckle
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planting seeds

i love the idea of giving seeds as a gift, especially when they're packaged in special, delicate ways like this
Erica Weiner - plant & insect vialsI'm ecstatic about the new vial jewelry from Erica Weiner.
Each piece comes with a vial full of plantable seeds all ready
to be dispersed at will. Then again, maybe you want them
close to you heart, hanging delicately around your neck.
Either way, they are set to entice.
Fancy Times
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local inspiration

love these. so simple
clipped from www.etsy.com
Squares Earrings
Circle Earrings
paperwings
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