Filed under: crafty, etsy, lists, love but don't need | Tags: etsy, journal
I’m turning into my mom. She loves little journals. She writes tons of lists in them. And look at me now…
Just bought this cutie to use at work:
from summersville on etsy
I’m getting sick of the overuse of this term, but my purchase was definitely a money-saving “fail.”
This may be a new series. Cute things are totally testing my money management abilities these days. Maybe I’ll make myself confess to you all if I do actually buy something featured in one of these posts.
So, part one: decorative tape.
from lovepetitzakkajapan on etsy
from on myhappystore etsy
from lovepetitzakkajapan on etsy
from TapeSwell
Filed under: crafty, work | Tags: country living, flowers, idea, magazine, tulips
I highly doubt I’ll ever be as crafty and cute as the majority of Country Living readers. But this is neat and doable. Next time I buy tulips, I’m going to turn their petals back. Genius.
Photo Credit: Victor Schrager
Filed under: crafty
These are too cute not to post.
A genius school project by Sara. (via Design Work Life)
from Sara
I’ve had such an itch to bake lately, but alas, no oven. Instead I find myself drifting to the cupcake shop nearby. Not good.
Filed under: crafty, etsy, new york city | Tags: brooklyn bridge, new york city, renegade craft fair, summer
outside the entrance
Hallie and I jumped on the train to Brooklyn to go to the Renegade Craft Fair this Saturday. Many of the artists/crafters their sell their goods on Etsy. There were over 250 booths with lots of t-shirts, prints, jewelry, handbags and… mustache things. Also seen: small dogs, lots of cute babies and really hip people. (The fair was in the artsy, young area of Brooklyn).
I made it out with only one purchase — a zippered clutch made by Emily of Applecart.
purchase on the windowsill
After exploring the area for a bit, we grabbed some ice cream because it was so toasty out. (Yes, Mom, I got a little sunburned. But I now have a Post-It on my desk that says ’sunscreen.’) Then, we headed to what is debatably my favorite NY spot — the Brooklyn Bridge.
with Manhattan in the background
That night, I joined up with Hallie and her roommates for a late dinner at a nearby Mexican place that offers free chips and salsa (which is unusual in NYC).
at Blockheads
Filed under: crafty, photography | Tags: antiques, film, iowa, kalona, photography, thrift, vivtar ultra wide and slim
Recently, the camera I love — Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim — seems to have had its production cut way back. On eBay, there are only nine up for sale currently… and many of their prices are far higher than they were when I bought it. Now I love this camera even more. The sort of “I have this great product and you can’t get it” love. Below are pictures from an antique store in Kalona, Iowa — Sisters. It’s on the highway that runs between Kalona and Iowa City.
Filed under: crafty, home, photography | Tags: bedroom, cork boards, home, inspiration, photography
Cork boards: $15 each at Hobby Lobby
Plate clock: $10 on etsy.com
Pushpins (one box): $1 at Dollar Tree
Buttons for pushpins: stolen from Mom’s stash
Nails (one box): $3 at Target
Click on the photo to see it annotated. Check out other people’s annotated work spaces on Flickr. Highly interesting, in my opinion.
If you’re in the Chicago area this weekend, be sure to check out the Renegade Craft Fair in Wicker Park. I missed my chance when it was in Brooklyn this summer and won’t be able to make the trek up to Chicago this weekend… If you go, let me know how it is.
If you can’t make it, look through the products of the vendors on Renegade’s site. If you’re into the handcrafted stuff, it serves as a great list of crafters. I have a slight allegiance to the Brooklyn group.
Filed under: crafty, etsy | Tags: thumb tacks craft etsy photos buttons glue
I move into a new apartment on Monday and have this vision for it. I’m going to decorate it with a mix of country, cute and modern. Sounds like a horrible combination, I know, but I have more faith in my decorating than in my describing.
Part of my vision is for two large pieces of cork board on one of my open walls. On them, I’m going to use thumb tacks to stick anything that inspires me. I read a lot of magazines and see stuff I like, so this will serve as an appropriate place for it all.
I bought a box of 100 white thumb tacks at the dollar store for… $1. I decided to jazz them up with buttons. It’s easy easy. Find buttons with a fairly smooth, flat back, and super glue them on there. You can stack them, with smaller buttons on top of larger ones.
I really love buttons. I love digging through my moms little drawers of them. I would decorate with only buttons if that wasn’t such a strange thing to do.
Other thumb tack glue on options are… bottle caps, film canister tops, little spools (like these from TheCupcakeGirls on Etsy), large beads, ribbon bows.
And oh! A revelation. If there are post-style earrings you don’t wear anymore, use them in place of thumb tacks! Perhaps that would be a good use of my elementary school favorite Winnie the Pooh earrings.
