Mr Hubby and I really likes mango martinis, so in preparation for Fathers Day we purchases 3 champaign-mangoes (in season now, also known as sweet mangoes). We then skinned and pitted them and then sliced them into wedges. We plopped them in a cracker jar
Serve chilled in a chilled martini glass. You can sugar the rim or add a tiny splash of Triple Sec to sweeten it a bit more if you need to. Add a piece if mango on a cocktail pick
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Ok, ok, I just joined Kirtsy. I hesitated to do so because I sign up to so many sites and never seem to use them, but Kirtsy seems like a huge pool of information that I seem to keep coming back to. You can see my profile here.
Speaking of unused profiles- a few months ago I opened a Ning network. Does anyone use Ning? Is anyone interested in a Fancy Schmancy network?
This is kind of interesting. It is a list of the 8 medical terms your doctor uses to insult you.
At $14.95 from Z Gallerie you can't go wrong with this super cool candle holder, but couldn't you just see yourself whipping one up yourself? Tea lights usually come in there own little tin. Also a great use for used chopsticks and a great way to use that last little bit of spray paint from your last project.
for my Salamander to soak in whilst I compute all day from the nearby doorway. Our new problem now is that the satee now sits just below the Hass avocado tree where on any given day during the tree's peak, at least 5 avocados drop to that exact spot. We need something to soften the blow and a plain ole market umbrella seems boring. I remembered the sail shades that I had run across a few years ago and just discovered that now you can buy just the hardware so that you can make your own. I love that concept! I can totally find my own fabric for a lot less than what it would cost to purchase outright.
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I think all of these ideas would make for a great little white trash shin-dig. I really like these porcelain plates from Show. I would also use them at Thanksgiving or some other special holiday where your mother-in-law will be at just to make her cringe.
This hanger chandelier is so ghetto and so diy-able along with the ants on the tablecloth. I found this ant rubber stamp that would do the trick.
I spotted this bulb vase over at Craftster. You could splurge by adding real flowers but I think dandelions would be the perfect touch.
I read that using a satin pillowcase
Well now I want to know what kind of foam everyone is using for their twisted little art projects. This one is from Gitte Junkersen.
Here are a few imagines from the twisted and oh so creative brains of Lucy And Bart.
"LucyandBart is a collaboration between Lucy McRae and Bart Hess described as an instinctual stalking of fashion, architecture, performance and the body. They share a fascination with genetic manipulation and beauty expression. Unconsciously their work touches upon these themes, however it is not their intention to communicate this. They work in a primitive and limitless way creating future human shapes, blindly discovering low – tech prosthetic ways for human enhancement."
more here- lucyandbart
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I just signed up with Feedburner so now you can all subscribe to my blog! (Its on the right, up top.)
Also- I have finally added new tutorials in the sidebar Wists. I actually forgot the sign-in for it. I swear I have at least 30 accounts there. You would think that I might actually write them down or something.
I received an email from Maya of Visualingual this morning. She is doing an exhibit of artist and designer created tea towels, which will be displayed at Nicholas Gallery in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio beginning in July. Now here is the funny part- I am from Cincinnati, Ohio! The Final Fridays Art Walks are all too familiar too me. I have been feeling a bit nostalgic all day now....
And here is the second kicker- I was already gearing up to make tea towels all month! I placed a rather large order with Dharma Trading Company and as soon as I find the time, I will start creating my master pieces. I find the ombre' technique to be inspiring and low and behold Martha featured it in the May Living magazine. You can find it here online for free tho.
From Maya's site- "In summer 2008, Nicholas Gallery, located in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, will host an exhibit of tea towels from all over the world. Functional and non-functional entries are sought. Whether you're a designer with a line of functional tea towels, or an artist curious about pushing a mundane form in an exciting new direction, we'd love to hear from you.
The deadline for entries is 16 Jun 08. Email your entries in Jpeg format [1 Mb maximum per photo] to teatowel@gmail.com. Please be sure to answer the following questions in your email:
* name
* location
* title of work
* dimensions
* media/materials
* price
If your work is accepted, we will require the actual work by 27 Jun 08. You will have the option of sending it in or hand-delivering your work."
If you are interested in participating you should definitely read everything on the site. The pricing doesn't make sense to me, they take more commission from you the more you charge for your towel. Is that normal? It seems like it should be a flat commission.
| retail price | gallery commission | your profit |
| under $20 | 20% | up to $15.20 |
| $20-29 | 25% | $15-21.75 |
| $30-39 | 30% | $21-$27.30 |
| $40-49 | 35% | $26-31.85 |
| $50 and above | 40% | $30 or more |
These shirtless cowboy fabric from FabricAttic have me cracking up!
Check out this super sweet dad's day card how to at Martha Stewart.
Lookit what Birdface made using the IQ Light Template. Way to go! Also check out her fantastic wedding photos. I love her ideas so much.
I can't believe its 11 o'clock and I still can't seem to get motivated. I feel like I should do something creative with my day but then I look around and see a messy house that needs tending. blarg. So I just turn back and stare at the computer screen some more.
‘Props’ is a special series of objects that Hella Jongerius created for Vitra’s presentation at the 2006 Salone del Mobile in Milan.
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I know I've talked about graffiti furniture before but I just spotted the Love Anna James site and it reminded me of how much I think this is a cool trash-to-treasure idea.
Saw this over at Doobleh-Vay. Its Gwyneth Paltrow singing Bette Davis Eyes from the movie Duets. Kinda sweet.
Martha has a great tutorial for making woodgrain wrapping paper. I think It is so campy!
Found this over at Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion. If you don't know about it- Its a really sweet crafty magazine. They also feature real live artists and crafters that you see online all the time. My mother-in-law sent me a subscription to it and at first I was like wft? This is a paperdoll magazine! This is so Holly Hobbie.... Then I opened it and saw so much more. I really found it to be quite inspiring. I usuaally try to only use my "powers" for mod design but Home Companion fed into my inner crafter.
Back to the slipper. Since we moved our boat I have been trying to get my travel goodies together. The perfect travel pack. I want to be just as comfortable on the road/water as I am at home but I don't want to schlep a huge bag around. These slippers are perfect! They are totally "flat pack" and I can actually make them to fit my humongo feet. (and make matching ones for my Salamander).
This is the best thing I have seen on the inter-web in a long time. Isabella Rossellini singlehandedly re-enacts mating rituals of the dragonfly, spider, bee, praying mantis, worm, snail and housefly. here
via notcot
Here is a tutorial and template to make pillow boxes from recycled cereal boxes.
I think these black board pegs are really cool and totally diy-able. I have been looking for storage ideas, we are in the middle (today!) of re-doing our craft room. My husband has been ill for a few weeks so we have set up a few computers at home in my craft room so he can get some work done. We bought a whole van full of new office furniture and are building it now. I'll have pictures next week if anyone's interested.
Readymade offered the template to make these really cool lights.
via cribcandy
Here is a strange project for you! It comes with all the patterns to download.
There is a warning tho- " If you are a beginner, don't try this.
Only people who have spirit of endeavor and improvement can make her."
Dollmaker
If you thought that last shirt was an overpriced piece of crap, take a look at this crap. It cost $300.00! wft?
If anyone wants one I'll make you one for half the price, K? Just email me your size. Tell ya what- I'll even custom color the spray paint for you!
This weekend was our neighborhood yardsale. We didn't sell because we wanted to shop instead. We set out early with our rickety cart that we bought for a quarter 3 years ago at a rummage sale. The first house we went to I scored a huge box of craft paints and stamps for $3.00! There must be 200 bottles of paint. Most are not even opened. I set the box in my cart and started to take off when snap! A tire busted off. Good thing were were 2 houses away from home. We dropped the goods off and went to the next house where low and behold they were selling this black cart for $5.00. I decided to make a lining for it since that was something I had always wanted to do to my other cart but never did. I whipped this one up in about 2 hours last night using an old shower curtain and the curtains that I just replaced in my kid's room. Pretty cute huh? It's so 70"s chic' now. It also goes well with the yellow garden cart that we schlep the kid around when we hit the flea markets.
My neighbor and I were trying to figure out what was going to be the equivalent of these absurd ads by the time our kids are adults. My answer was all of the plastics that we shove in our babies mouths. Our kids will say "can you believe our parents did that to us?" Just like I say "can you believe my parents were both smoking in the delivery room and then my mom just held me on her lap when we were in the car?" What will your kids say?
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