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Happy Memorial Day

It was such a happy day when the Library of Congress joined flickr. There are some fantastic color photos of factory workers during WWII.

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The Greatness that is Sloane Tanen

I saw this book at Yolk when we were down in LA last month. Hatched is a very humorous book about pregnancy, childbirth, and baby-rearing...as illustrated by chickens. I think I may need to get a copy for my sister (who is very much enceinte). 
Baby Uggs: $85.00. …

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Bring out the snippers

I'm way past due for a haircut. I've tried a lot of different things (short, long, black, red, blonde, purple..ew), but I think I'm just going to commit long-term to my staple of dark hair, short bangs. It's a classic and easy to style which is what I need (because I …

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Hairy Legs

File under: You've GOT to be kidding me. Fringe Thigh Highs from UO ($88).

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The Utterly Divine, Amy Bennett

OH. MY. GOSH. I'm totally crushing on Amy Bennett's At the Lake series. Her Neighbors paintings are also quite lovely. Maybe someday I could commission her to paint our house. You know, when we have a house. And gobs of money to throw at artists.

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Your Home = IKEA Catalog?

I saw this post on AT yesterday and thought it was pretty funny. Kahlua at MMemes recently moved into a new apartment and realizing how much IKEA furniture she actually has, decided to poke fun and create her personalized IKEA catalog.



After the mister and I got …

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Wedding Cake Toppers

We didn't have a cake topper at our wedding. I searched and searched for vintage toppers that I liked that weren't expensive, and I eventually gave up on the idea. Of course, now there are lots of crafty folk making awesome (custom) cake toppers. I want to have an …

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Happy Earth Day

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Rachel Denny

Rachel Denny's domestic trophies are fabulous, a humorous marriage of craft and taxidermy.

These deer trophies are a playful take on traditional hunting and gathering for the hearth and home.

My Kind of Product Photography

With the amount of people selling vintage items online (via eBay, etsy, or their own storefront), it's easy to  either go unnoticed or be passed over for better price, better condition, or better seller rating.
I'm really pleased to see more vintage resellers focusing …

My Finest Moment

When I was a kid, I used to participate in talent shows hosted by friends and family. I remember two of these events specifically, one which was at my parents' house and the other which was at my friends' grandparents'. At the former, I was the emcee and told jokes. …

Smiley House

Because the sky's not falling (yet).
Photo via AT.

Bird Phobia: How I became a victim

For the majority of my life, I've been indifferent to winged creatures. They served a purpose, whether it was to control the bug population or transport messages. To their credit, finches can be pretty cute.
Last year, however, in a series of incidents, my entire …

Godin on Marketing, Advertising, and Product Development

Marketing is not the same as advertising. Advertising is a tiny slice of what marketing is today, and in fact, it's pretty clear that the marketing has to come before the product, not after. ...[J]ust about every successful product or service is the result of smart …

Dot Cake from Brooke Reynolds

My sister is expecting her second wee one this summer, and I'm currently collecting ideas for her baby shower. She finds out if it's a him or a her in a couple weeks, but regardless, I think I'm going to make this dot cake from Brooke Reynolds, former art director of

Happy Birthday, Abe

You'll always be my favorite.

UI Love

I am absolutely in love with the new version of WordPress. As in, I want to send it flowers and notes sprayed with perfume and balloons and giant cookies with a special message written in icing. Ok, not really, but it is pretty darn sweet.

To all the wonderful …

Update on the Soap Switch

Last month, I mentioned that I planned on switching over to green cleaning solutions. Below is the before and after transformation in our shower. I love paring down so much! Dr. Bronner's peppermint soap smells amazing. I read a girl's review somewhere that said, "It's …

I've got my eye on you, MLS #40383355.

I'm trying to make it work in my head how we can buy this house. It's big and old and dirty, but I love it. It's a 1948 farmhouse on a 12,000 sq ft lot. What potential! (Update: Someone bought it after only 10 days on the market. Boo.)