Wednesday, November 25, 2009
I have issues
I have so many back issues of Martha Stewart dating back to 1991. Stacked up blocking a doorway to my sewing room. Trying to figure out what to do with them. I hate to tear them up. I have all ready given away more recent issues. What would you do with them? Goodwill? Tear them up and keep the best parts? Do you live close and want them? I hate being a indecisive hoarder.
According to Martha, I should get rid of them.
Hygge House on recycling magazines
According to Martha, I should get rid of them.
Hygge House on recycling magazines
Tday Countdown
D and I have a couple of western "Cowboy" dish sets. One we bought Cowboy Camp China as our "wedding" china. Now I wish we had bought more but we didn't have the money back then. I also found 12 divided plates with brands circa 1950 at a garage sale and bought them all. I love using them but never had a tablecloth I was happy with to go with the whole missed-match set. We are having a couple of new friends from Texas this Tday and wanted to go "western" instead of the traditional.
So I hung out at JoAnn fabrics the other day exploring some ideas and decided on denim. As a side-note - did you ever notice that all the women that shop at JoAnn's have sensible, old shoes on? I observed that while waiting in long lines. Not stylish high heels but worn-out favorites like I wear everyday.
Here is the sad part about my pre-Tday creative surge. I completely forgot how to be creative or think like that for about a half of a day. My life is so consumed with work and learning CSS or worrying about some next big project at work or getting up at 4:30 am, that I never allow my brain to go there. Do I do that because I know I don't have the time or energy to pursue them once I have conjured them up in my head? Who knows. But I forced myself to remember how many feet were in a yard while deciding how to construct my tablecloth. At first I was going to piece some old jeans in the tablecloth but consulting D decided to go with the new fabric and add pockets on the side to hold napkins, in this case, bandanas. Used Felled Seams technique.
So I am going to keep all of that jean fabric I cut up to made a table runner. I like the Westward Ho Dinnerware.
More elegant uses for recycled jeans, sketchbook pouch from Fun in the Making.
So I hung out at JoAnn fabrics the other day exploring some ideas and decided on denim. As a side-note - did you ever notice that all the women that shop at JoAnn's have sensible, old shoes on? I observed that while waiting in long lines. Not stylish high heels but worn-out favorites like I wear everyday.
Here is the sad part about my pre-Tday creative surge. I completely forgot how to be creative or think like that for about a half of a day. My life is so consumed with work and learning CSS or worrying about some next big project at work or getting up at 4:30 am, that I never allow my brain to go there. Do I do that because I know I don't have the time or energy to pursue them once I have conjured them up in my head? Who knows. But I forced myself to remember how many feet were in a yard while deciding how to construct my tablecloth. At first I was going to piece some old jeans in the tablecloth but consulting D decided to go with the new fabric and add pockets on the side to hold napkins, in this case, bandanas. Used Felled Seams technique.
So I am going to keep all of that jean fabric I cut up to made a table runner. I like the Westward Ho Dinnerware.
More elegant uses for recycled jeans, sketchbook pouch from Fun in the Making.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Dan Phillips
Low-income houses built from recycled materials built by Dan Phillips. I had blogged about him when I read NYT's One Man’s Trash ... and then this morning Today had a feature on him.
More about his mission at Clean and some of his homes on flickr. Oh, I would love to work for him for a year (or two or three)and learn a thing or two!
More about his mission at Clean and some of his homes on flickr. Oh, I would love to work for him for a year (or two or three)and learn a thing or two!
Monday, November 23, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Claire Rougerie
De Beaux Souvenirs is a collection of home accessories by France based designer Claire Rougerie. The Etsy shop. Via jodiijodii.
Hilary Pfeifer
Hilary Pfeifer's beautiful Natural Selection work, shop on Etsy.
Hilary's alter ego - Bunny with a Toolbelt and her blog. Okay, her work gives me a big, big smile on my face.
Hilary's alter ego - Bunny with a Toolbelt and her blog. Okay, her work gives me a big, big smile on my face.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Workshop for children
Paula has a post about workshop for children at Röhsska museum. Wish I could have seen that in person! You should rush over and see for yourself. ;)
Jeana Eve Klein
ThreeThousand French Knots and so many others. Her Mantra Project. Via Millions of People Happy...
Friday, November 20, 2009
Humans can live like hamsters
Humans can live like hamsters video ... yeah, they can, I am living proof of that lately. I know that wheel well.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Computer bugs
Dear computer (generative art & interactive evolution) has created some interesting computer bugs, the good kind.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Bio-Diversity
Christoph Niemann illustrates Bio-Diversity in the funnest way! On the New York Times Abstract Blog.
Levi van Veluw
Levi van Veluw's photo series are self-portraits, drawn and photographed by himself: a one-man-process. His works constitute elemental transfers; modifying the face as object; combining it with other stylistic elements to create a third visual object of great visual impact.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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