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Friday 02.26.10
friends & neighbors: diy design*sponge.
i saw this cold weather picnic pack from ingenious diy editor kate pruitt over on design*sponge and i just had to share. this is so adorable, and practical, too. for the how-to steps on make one of your very own, skip on over to design*sponge, just in time for the weekend!
Thursday 02.18.10
good reads: scout books.
sometimes, there’s no better read than your very own words and ideas. i like keeping my own design journals, but these notebooks are pretty inventive, too. scout books are new, allowing you to create your very own book including cover art of your personal designs, and artwork (and interior artwork too on the text pages, if you are so inclined).
*Note the new discount from scout books in the comment section below!
so scout will take your amazing art and create your own set of notebooks, made from recycled paper, and you determine the quantity. scout books’ new website allows people to make their own notebooks with ease, and you can also purchase come great ready-made designs in fun three-packs.
Friday 01.29.10
get crafty.
madeline beai think we still have a few more weekends with a chill in the air, before spring has finally sprung. so, what better way to curl up and get cozy, but with some crafty projects around the house? i’ve got stacks of plans for crafts and diy projects, and was looking for some inspiration to dig in and get going, so i did a little search through the sfgirlbybay flickr pool, and here and there around the web. i found loads of inspiration and i hope these images and ideas spark something in you, too.
there are some wonderfully helpful sites and blogs out there with excellent tutorials and diy ideas, like the purl bee, readymade, grace at design*sponge’s diy wednesdays, and ez’s blog, creature comforts, with free, downloadable diy PDF’s. what are you working on? any great DIY ideas you’d like to share with us? share your links!
renée anne // artist illustrator.
Tuesday 01.19.10
vintage finds for a modern world: paper clips, you say?
yes, paper clips! you may consider them to be a bit more of a modern technology, but these gorgeous, industrial looking chandeliers from etsy shop ReDesign Technologies Environmental Art and Design are very vintage-looking. and, made from just simple, metal paper clips! i am so impressed with this ingenuity and re-purposing of a simple household item, and love the reflections they provide. redesign even sells a down-loadable DIY PDF tutorial to make your very own chandelier. A wiring kit complete with 10′ cord with plug, socket and 60 watt Satco half mirror bulb is included in all orders.
ReDesign Technologies Environmental Art and Design is owned and operated by Penelope Bridge, and you can visit her new blog for sneak peeks into the design process and other info. Penelope also has a vintage lighting collection which resides in her sister etsy shop, birch beer boutique.
Thursday 01.14.10
help haiti.
okay, so i know we’re all feeling the sorrowful devastation in haiti, and seeing suffering humanity right before our eyes. so, there are lots of ways to jump right in and contribute to the relief efforts, including donating to doctors without borders, or to donating to any one of these charitable organizations.
there are also several artists, blogs and crafters holding fundraisers and donating portions of their sales to these efforts. if you’d like to help in that way, here’s just a few of blogs, and shops i’ve seen to date as i post this, including my own etsy shop, contributing to this effort. there’s also a more complete list of donors, here on etsy’s handmade for haiti. if you know of others donating, please add them in the comments section below. thank you, and please spread the word, and consider donating what you can. thanks so much for all you do.
