Archive for March 2014

I found something in my yard

This was hiding by my front step. A crocus! It's spring! Just kidding. I know this is a daffodil. It's one of the four plants I know...

Find a bunch of abstract wallpaper freebies at Merek Davis, including this textured tessellation set by Kyle Gray. There's a size for ...

A recent antique store find: this mid-century ball pendant light, which now graces the office. At night from the street it looks like a big ...

Look what my mom (alias Grandma G) sewed me: a couple Get Carded wallets from the pattern by Erin Erickson of Dog Under My Desk. I know yo...

Here's a look at our upstairs guest bathroom. Last night I covered an accent wall with removable wallpaper. I love it! This bathroom ha...

Composition is a quirky little handwriting typeface by Noe Araujo . Download it here , free for personal and commercial use. Be sure to type...

There's a mouse in the house! I made him by following this how-to video at Marigami Origami . The mouse was designed by Masashi Tanaka.

I brought home a biggish $16 palm from Home Depot this weekend and put it in the parlor. I had hoped to find something tall that was not a p...

I tried painting yesterday's Liquid Leaf on paper to see what would happen. It creates a lovely metallic lustre. Liquid Leaf does soak ...

I'm still shopping for enormous plants, but in the meantime, I operated on some lamps. You know how IKEA's model living rooms always...

On the subject of house plants, have you seen these sweet tutorials for small pots? Above, tiny polymer clay faceted pots at Merrypad. Face...

It's starting to seem a little more spring-like outside, which turns my thoughts toward our yard that I don't know what to do with. ...

In my travels around the internet today, I came across O'verlays fretwork panels . They're made from PVC and are paintable, lightwei...

I've been thinking about what to put on our empty walls. I love original art, but it can get pricey really fast (and deservedly so). Fo...

I haven't seen scratchboard since art class in high school. It's a fun medium— you scrape away a black ink finish to reveal the whit...