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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Comfort Food - Furaibo

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Furaibo is a Japanese restaurant we use to frequent 2-3 times a week back in the day. You can see we've already started eating, but I h...
Thursday, August 28, 2008

Obama for Change

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Just finished watching Barack Obama and his speech at the Democratic National Convention. I am totally inspired. Artwork by Shepard Fairey ...
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Summer Laundry

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Earlier this summer, I found Mrs. Pegg's Handy Line . It's a collapsible freestanding clothesline big enough to handle queen size sh...
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Monday, August 25, 2008

Pom Poms

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Pom poms , inspired by Martha Stewart , made for a friend's baby shower this weekend! They were super easy to make and were a perfect op...
Sunday, August 24, 2008

Barnsdall Art Park

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Views from Barnsdall Art Park .
Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Lena Corwin: Printing by Hand

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Also picked up Lena Corwin 's new book Printing by Hand. I've browsed through a lot of hand printing books, a lot of them giving you...
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Craft Magazine

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I have been picking up some great reads and how-to's lately...The latest issue Craft Magazine is all about weaving. As Jill Scott says...
Friday, August 15, 2008

Barnsdall Weaving Class

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I started a weaving class at Barnsdall Art Park earlier this summer and after much time setting up the warp, have finally started weaving!!...
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ceiling fans

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The two ceiling fans we installed earlier this year has been saving us these last few weeks!! Surprisingly, we've only used the AC once...

prix-prix notebook

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Got this mini note from Prix-prix at Renegade Handmade in Chicago. Hand screen printed and such an elegant use of the cereal boxes!
Wednesday, August 06, 2008

My Old Consumer Ways: Le Sport Sac & Stella

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So I was walking up Damen Street in Wicker Park/Bucktown area of Chicago and peeped into the Le Sport Sac ,when the sales girl cheerfully g...

Hyperbolic Crochet Coral

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The coral form I made using the method of hyperbolic crochet . This one was a single, single, double.

Chicago

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Some snaps from our trip to Chicago... view from the 21st floor at the W Hotel Lakeshore. It's summertime and everyone is either at t...
Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Quote: Albert Einstein

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" You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created." - Albert Einstein
Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Documentation: i-D Tom Ford

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I've made almost $200 on Ebay selling my old magazines, but boy were they a pain to package and ship! This is an old i-D mag from 1999? ...
Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Documentation: From Michelle

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From Michelle, who I used to babysit in high school...

Reminder about Energy Saving Tips!

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Got this link about Simple Energy Saving Tips : Level 1 from Co-op America this morning. These tips are perfect for the summer, especially...
Friday, June 20, 2008

How to Dispose CDs

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Disposed of old data cds by scratching them up with a safety pin. Will recycle them to Best Buy this weekend.
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Monday, June 16, 2008

Rare Device & Amy Ross

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While in SF, I got to meet Lisa Congdon and Rena Thom and visit their shop, Rare Device . Personally, I think the bag sticker says everythi...

D*S guest blogging

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We ( Jon and I as It's (K)not Wood )are guest blogging on Design Sponge this week! Our first post is about one of my favorite shops - ...
Thursday, June 12, 2008

San Francisco weekend

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Spent several relaxing days in SF for a family event this past weekend... wandered into Berkeley 's architecture department, took in a v...
Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Documention: Figure Sculptures

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In the process of getting rid of stuff, I've been documenting some items. It makes parting just a little bit easier. These are from our ...
Friday, May 30, 2008

gradient of succulents

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This is just the most lovely gradient of succulents. Was on Abbot Kinney this afternoon photographing the Tortoise shop for IKW as the gue...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

shredding the past

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Next phase in our clean up -- going through about dozen plus plastic bins of financial and work docs that go way back to our college days. ...
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