Friday, December 24, 2010

toothpick chicken

My husband leaves his toothpicks all over the house.
Not even used ones, just ones he is ABOUT to use.
I find them in the couch, on the couch, on the coffee table, and in between the keys of my computer.
Then I found this: (cue the harps and angels)
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This was purchased out of necessity. But it's sooooo cute.

I got it at this store in Bryn Mawr, PA: Via Bellissima

I told the owner why I was buying it, and she also had a toothpick horror story, only hers was that her husband stepped on a toothpick when he was a teenager and it went through his foot. He now has a fear of toothpicks, and they aren't allowed in her house. 
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

black and white pillows...

...for my living room.
This is what got me started... I was thinking how funny these:
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would be, with this:
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in the middle.

But then I seriously started thinking that I need some black and white pillows for our living room.

Continue reading to see the fun pillows I found... 


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Monday, December 20, 2010

club chairs

Our living room needs 2 chairs. Specifically, 2 black club chairs with cream very cool piping all around kind of like Ruthie Sommers' sofa in this picture below:

I love this sofa:
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Ok, so not exactly black with cream piping.

But the shape, the lines, and the price ($130!) was too cool, so I had to buy them. 
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To see what I'm going to attempt to do, keep reading...


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wino christmas trees

made these for my parents from some of their corks.
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they have this many:
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I also thought about making them this:
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Or this:
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But I didn't know if I'd have enough time...
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Sunday, December 19, 2010

UPDATE: i REALLY want this jonathan adler red lacquer tray.....

remember this?
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I finished the trays yesterday, and now they look like this:

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Continue reading to see how... 




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Thursday, December 16, 2010

campaign dresser

I was obsessed with Vanessa de Vargas's dresser all summer:
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soooooo....... I decided to make my own... 
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Continue reading to see what they looked like before...

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i REALLY want this jonathan adler red lacquer tray.....

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But it's a tad out of my price range at $175.. 

Continue reading to see what I found! 



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Never thought I'd have a blog......

.....buuuut..... looks like I do. 

It's just that I do so much "do it yourself" nonsense. 

Now if I could just find some people to read it. 

Mom? Dad? Molly? 


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