Geometric desktops from Herman Miller

Thanks for patiently tolerating my addiction to desktop wallpaper. I was excited to see that Herman Miller , the iconic furniture manufactur...

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Seamless patterns for websites and desktops

If it's time for a blog, desktop, or Twitter page spruce-up, take a look at the pattern gallery at repeatxrepeaty.com . Designs are cont...

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Lots of printables for kids

I don't have children, but I believe I've met some. And I think they might like some of the projects at Mr. Printables . There are o...

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An orange skirt from Mum

I have the best Mom. (Known to you all as Grandma G , faithful commenter on my blog posts.) I said, "Mumsy, would you pretty please sew...

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A handful of new sewing tutorials

If you haven't poked around Sew 4 Home lately, you might be missing a recent burst of free sewing tutorials. They're posting projec...

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Print your own fabric with Inkodye

I played with Inkodye again—a photo-sensitive dye that uses the sun to develop prints on natural materials like wood and fabric. One nice t...

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Mid-century chair desktop wallpaper

Fans of iconic mid-century furniture (and a few newer classics) will love this set of free desktop wallpapers from David Vineis, a French d...

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Orange for my office

How could I possibly resist a box of orange push pins? I bought these pins in an art store this weekend. They're actually map tacks for...

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Free font: Winnie the Hoop

Check out Winnie the Hoop , a contemporary rounded typeface you'll want to hug. It's the debut release of Teo Tuominen, a Finnish ty...

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A cool way to sell things directly from your blog

Guys, this looks awesome. Have you ever wished you could sell the amazing t-shirt you designed, or the digital magazine you made, or the six...

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A guide to help creatives start blogging

While I'm on the subject of books, here's a really useful one. Blogging For Creatives: How designers, artists, crafters and writers ...

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Sewing book: Happy Home

Chronicle Books has recently released Happy Home: Twenty-one Sewing and Craft Projects to Pretty Up Your Home by Jennifer Paganelli , the ...

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Make a DIY cardboard iPad stand from a box

Sebastiano Ercoli emailed me about a DIY project he designed with Alessandro Garlandini for Comieco , the Italian consortium for paper recyc...

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I finally joined Pinterest

Since last year I've been receiving invitations to join Pinterest . I've dragged my feet until now, since I was afraid Pinterest wou...

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Play with wallpaper in virtual rooms

This morning I stumbled upon BoråsTapeter , a Swedish wallpaper manufacturer. And then I wasted too much time playing with the site's wa...

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Little origami elephant

You know how sometimes you need to take a break from work and fold an elephant? Here's my attempt, following this YouTube video in whic...

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Free printable Father's Day labels and cards

Have you seen these awesome printable cards and labels for Father's Day? They're compliments of Hello!Lucky, where you can download...

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Seamless patterns for Twitter and blogs

Alma Loveland has posted a handful of free summer patterns you can grab to beautify your blog, Twitter page, or desktop. The images are seam...

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Free sewing tutorial: Geek Chic iPad Case

Hello, everybody! I'm back from my travels. I hope last week's orange round-up didn't scald the retinas of those who prefer othe...

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Orange office

The final roundup of orange items! Orange cuteness for the office. Binder , magnets , Sharpie , tape , tray , trashcan .

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