People jokingly say that all kids need to play with are some rocks and some cardbaor boxes. It’s SO TRUE! Moving pleasingly shaped rocks from one place to another can occupy Jack for like 30-40 minutes and a crap load … Read More ...
Decorating Stuff: Insanely fancy egg decorating
Pysanky, the Ukranian art of insanly fancy Easter eggs! Look how cool these things are! Check out this web site for instructions on how to make these decorated eggs.
Basically it is wax resist and using a fancy tool … Read More ...
Podcast Wednesday! Stitching and Junk
Mr. X Stitch, Beefrank and Made by Moxie giggle it up in this fun podcast about art and capitalism and anxiety and magic!
I also blog at Thank You For Not Being Perky and on BlogHer.… Read More ...
Really scary suckers
Forkable.com comes up with some really truly scary candy for this halloween. Dexter blood slide lollipops! EW, gross! And maybe delicious too! I like the texture the silpat mat gives the clear candy.
Forkable.com gives a nice tutorial for … Read More ...
Decorating Stuff: Arabic surfboards
The surfboards decorated with Arabic inspired designs are very beautiful. The artist is Phillip George and these surfboards were created in response to his trips to the Middle East and commenting on the Arabic racism in Australia. It’s an interesting … Read More ...
Quilted sewing machine cover!
For wordless Wednesday Pink Punk Boutique posted pictures of this cute quilted sewing machine cover. Spill, girl! I want the story on that cute thing! Did you use a pattern or just wing it? Love the Heather Ross mermaid fabrics!… Read More ...
Should you do it yourself?
I wrote a post on BlogHer about DIY vs DDIY. I was hoping it would garner a little more discussion. Anyone want to take a gander at it and weigh in?
At what point do you decide to DIY and … Read More ...
Perfect bento laptop
This is a superbly crafted bento box laptop cover. It’s making my hungry and now my son is whining that he wants me to ‘order it’ so he can play with it.
I also blog at Thank You For Not … Read More ...
The Cheap Art Manifesto
I like a good passionate manifesto because I’m often rather middle of the road in my thinking about most things so it’s good to read someone else’s passionate take on things. Okay, that’s totally not true, about me being middle … Read More ...
God Save the Queen
I finally got around to making some tea towels (dish towels) using printed fabric from Spoonflower. It was easy and fun! You can find the steps on how to do so … Read More ...
Cute melamine kitchen stuff
I love bright colorful melamine. That, combined with my new obsession with vintage pyrex, milk glass and Hazel Atlas glass is going to make sure my kitchen looks like a clown threw up all over it.
I think it’s pretty … Read More ...
I’m going to need these – Star Wars sandwich cutters
The Star Wars sandwich cutters
are filling a void I didn’t even know what there. I’m going to need these. Williams-Sonoma isn’t exactly indie… but whatever. These rock. You can also get cookie cutters 
AND pancake molds.
Fancy shoes with some crochet
These little purpley pinky grey heels at Anthropologie are so adorable. They have maroon crochet whip stitches all along the edge and a grosgrain bow. TWEEE!… Read More ...
It doesn’t get tinier or awesomer
This is a tiny, a very tiny, toaster with toast crochet pattern. It’s cute and tiny and the toast comes out. This most wonderful pattern comes to us from Mochimochi Land but I’m not sure if this pattern is … Read More ...
Did you kill a muppet to decorate that guitar?
Okay. hahaha. I love this cool hipster dude and his… PINK FUZZY guitar. Rock on man!
These fuzzy guitars were made by Moritz Waldemeyer and I think the band this is for is OK GO. Cruise his website! I love … Read More ...