I used to looove making cootie catchers when i was in elementary school. I admit I cooed with delight wen i saw this letterpress cootie catcher from Sycamore Press (I also like their subliminal posters for babies).
Wow. there … Read More ...
Making seed packets
Making cute seed packets is fun and it’s nice to make such a practical thing yourself. We let a bunch of our garden plants just go to seed this year so We had about a million tons of coriander, some … Read More ...
Terrariums
There are a ton of different kinds of terrariums you can make. They are pretty easy to do and make a nice gift or a center piece of even something to sit on your depressing cubicle desk.
I’m taking some … Read More ...
Garden week! Egg carton seedlings.
I declare this garden week because we finally got our one little raised bed built and filled with dirt! Yay!
I let my kid scatter poppy and carrot seeds in designated areas and then we set about filling up our … Read More ...
New Colette Pattern – Crepe Dress
The new crepe dress pattern from Colette Patterns is quite lovely and looks pretty easy to sew! It would be a nice opportunity to use some pretty railroaded fabric. Darn it! And I almost bought some pretty green ivy border … Read More ...
My Blue Sofa – A site to buy and sell furniture and decor
This looks interesting. My Blue Sofa is a site that lets you buy and sell furniture and decor. It’s free and you can search by city or by decor style or by room or whatever. Very cool!… Read More ...
Beautiful Felt Hats
These cloches, made by Behida Dolic (yellowfield7 on Etsy), are amazing! Very expensive but very amazing. They are all hand draped by a woman in Berkeley. I love all the products shots too, the model, Helena Bianca, is … Read More ...
Milk jug storm trooper helmet and other cool Halloween crafts
Just in time for Halloween! This storm trooper helmet looks great and is made out of two plastic milk jugs!
I just saw someone tweet this tutorial from the Filth Wizardry blog. It lokos like they have quite a few … Read More ...
Cute crocheted flower curtain tie-backs
Little Cherry Tops made up a nice free crochet tutorial for these cute flower curtain tie-backs. Almost makes me want to learn to crochet, but not quite.
I searched for cutest curtain tie-backs and didn’t really come up with much!… Read More ...
Unconventional milliner – Glory B Hats
I saw a bunch of these gorgeous fancy hats at a shop the other day and when I picked it up to investigate it I realized it was made from brown paper. Neat!
The hats are made by Jennie Hart … Read More ...
How to bind an inside out book
Liz Henry wrote up a good tutorial on how to bind an inside out book.
What to do with all those hard back books in the basement or that you found out on the sidewalk?! This is a great … Read More ...
Dear Secret Agent,
Crayons shaped like mustaches and fortune cookies! What’s next? owls and narwhals? The description of the mustache crayons is the best:
… Read More ...Dear Secret Agent,
This is the most recent disguise we’ve created in our recycling lab; the Mustchievous Coloring Device
Chicago News: Renegade Hosts DIY Home Decor Pavilion
… Read More ...On October 2nd + 3rd, 2010, from 11am – 7pm, many of Chicago’s best designers and distributors of handmade, sustainable and refurbished home + garden furnishings will descend on Chicago’s new ‘Design District‘ – Grand Ave. (between Damen and Wood)
Cardboard boxes are good to have around
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 ...