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Today’s Stuff of the Moment
Thursday, January 25th, 2007Too bad this place doesn’t ship here:
- Alabama Sofa - This is the kind of sofa I think is most comfy - rounded arms and loose pillows you can arrange however
- Granada Sofa - I like how this looks, though it’s not what I’d want for myself.
- Valentino Oak Table - Love the table, hate the chairs.
- Dash Rug - Why are nice rugs like this so hard to find?
More pretties!
- Butterfly shelf - This is just such a neat idea.
Tablestories now has table cloths!
These stools are neato! Plus they come in lots of other colors.
And these are stylish personalized plates with a sweet idea.
This stuff supposedly works great for pet hair too: Gal Pal Garment Deodorant Remover
Felt is the new fabric of the moment it seems. Here’s “How to Make Felt Doors” (from apartment therapy).
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Cuteness for the win!
Monday, January 8th, 2007http://farm.avocadolite.com/
But if you’re looking for patterns to learn how to make these kinds of animals, Google is your best bet. Just search using “amigurumi pattern” as keywords, you’ll see long list of pattern you can use.
Links to finish with later:
http://www.meomi.com/
http://www.meomi.com/calendar.html
http://www.pixelgirlshop.com/
http://www.octonauts.com/goodies.html
http://www.dreamessentials.com/a_mask_dream_pillow.aspx
http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2006/09/index.html
http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2006/08/index.html
http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2006/07/index.html
http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2006/06/index.html
Pretty animal pictures
Monday, January 8th, 2007http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/12278/display/
Tanja works on some nature preserve with wolf packs. So that explains some of the images she has. They’re pretty awesome overall. And some I recognized as showing up on http://cuteoverload.com/.
Link Bonanza
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007Hardware options for my place (I almost lost all these, luckily the browser unfroze):
- http://myknobs.com/lbbrasdrapha2.html
- http://myknobs.com/lbbrasdrapha5.html
- http://myknobs.com/atlhousenalhambra.html
- http://myknobs.com/atlhousenscroll.html
- http://myknobs.com/ambircol.html
- http://myknobs.com/swirlz.html
- http://myknobs.com/aqa7404.html
- http://myknobs.com/aquadelfino.html
- http://myknobs.com/aquacalico.html
- http://myknobs.com/avaoldworld.html
- http://myknobs.com/calcrysargla10.html
- http://myknobs.com/calcrysargla8.html
- http://myknobs.com/censaxon.html
- http://myknobs.com/cenorleans.html
- http://myknobs.com/fudehaandbaa1.html
- http://myknobs.com/item06ckprns.html
- http://myknobs.com/itemtpvc244n.html
- http://myknobs.com/lbeurcounlcp3.html
- http://myknobs.com/lbbraseurcou60.html
- http://myknobs.com/lbblc7281k.html
- http://myknobs.com/lbblc7281h.html
- http://myknobs.com/lbbrasclasso3.html
- http://myknobs.com/knobs.html
- http://myknobs.com/pulls.html
- http://myknobs.com/libkitcabfur32.html
- http://myknobs.com/likicahairst.html
- http://myknobs.com/ironforge.html
- http://myknobs.com/nifnobbassha8.html
- http://myknobs.com/nif611b05.html
- http://myknobs.com/picoldworld.html
- http://myknobs.com/sir102108.html
- http://myknobs.com/cagecollection.html
- http://myknobs.com/schaubselolw.html
- http://myknobs.com/topknobnorco6.html
- http://myknobs.com/topknobnorco5.html
Other stuff:
- http://myknobs.com/otbball.html
This is some gorgeous glass, though I don’t want them as knobs. - Bamboo Sheets, Duvet and Shams by Gaiam
I have no idea how they turn bamboo into cloth for sheets….. - Janjaap Ruijssenaars Floating Bed
Floating furniture! Not that anyone can afford it… - Bone Furniture
Pretty cool concept, and cool looking chair.
Ideas for mom’s wedding
Sunday, December 31st, 2006From:
- http://www.edenbridals.com/
- http://www.davidsbridal.com/
- http://www.mymms.com/22colors/
- Beverly’s Fabrics and Crafts
1630 Range Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
707-521-2196
Store Hours:
Monday-Friday: 9am-9pm
Saturday: 9am-8pm
Sunday: 11am-6pm - Tulle circles in lavendar
- Purple tulle netting spools
- Purple & turquoise butterfly clip
- silk flowers 1
- turquoise ribbon 1
- turquoise ribbon 2
- purple ribbon 1
- floral ribbon 1
- purple ribbon 2
- silk flower garland 1
- silk flower garland 2
- silk flower garland 3
- silk flower garland 4
- silk flower garland 5
- silk flower garland 6
- silk flower garland 7
- turquoise ribbon 3
- purple ribbon 3
- candied violets 1
- candied violets 2
- purple sugar
Purple/Lavendar & Turquoise/Teal color theme - candied or plain violets on the cake, custom m&m color mix in tulle bags for favors, tulle/organza/satin ribbons for veil & bouquets, doves & ribbons & cross on stationary, lavendar bridesmaids, colored sugar instead of rice? layer watercolor style fabric with contrasting tulle over it for alter and/or tables. Afternoon wedding? Buffet style reception with cookies from me, dips from mom’s fiance, nuts, breads, fruits, etc.
Random stuff
Sunday, December 31st, 2006Here’s the original photo every day guy I mentioned remembering (from when I was taking design classes) in a previous post (that linked to a knock off).
Also, a way cool solid metal pen I’m going to have to show my mom.

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Merry Christmas 2006!
Sunday, December 24th, 2006Dollar Cone Night
Wednesday, December 20th, 2006Went to dinner with TM, Meow, JP & my pirate at Mirai. Pretty good food, I liked the dragon roll, the Umekyu Shiso wasn’t sweet like I was expecting. All the guys seemed to like their cherry blossom roll. But Meow didn’t like their Ikura. TM took so long deciding he didn’t get his dinner till we’d finished all three plates of sushi we ended up ordering. A bit of a pricey dinner eating that many sushi rolls, but it was yummy and fun. TM brought me a cute little hummingbird ornament back from his trip to China. I tried to resist getting a dollar cone at Baskin Robbins, but it was right there across the parking lot. We picked up kitty food for the guys too… and then forgot it in my pirate’s car, so he came for lunch today and we went and dropped it off.
One of the design blogs I read linked this site: http://www.doodlebug.ws/
So much cute stuff and totally an inspiration to do some crafting and scrapbooking. I’m thinking about trying to digitally scrapbook so I don’t take up a ton of space…
A sampling:
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Finally Friday
Friday, November 17th, 2006And I’m still not ready for the family meal tomorrow! Lots of work to do tonight.
I tried taking the bike path home last night, but there are some nasty hills and way too many badly lit areas, so maybe I’ll try it again in the summer and see if there is a reasonable way home. I did see a poor little snakey trying to cross the bike path so I stopped and helped him slither off it so he wouldn’t get run over. Between the cold and the lack of anything on the path to really push against he was moving pretty slowly. So I just put my hands down and let him push off me to get off the path.
I managed unpack my (FIVE!) kitchen boxes last night, and it made me realize when I have the time/money I really want to remodel my kitchen. I prefer a raised bar to a dropped bar, and the bottom and top cabinets between the kitchen and dining room could really come out farther and give me way more storage. And I want drawers with a folding/expanding countertop between the fridge & stove. Plus the cabinets above the fridge need to be moved up anyway. And the corner cabinets need those rotating shelves to make better use of them. And I want that black shiny Silestone countertop (Stellar Night or Ebony Pearl). I like IKEA’s angled metal pillars for the raised bar. I’ll stick with the color scheme though since I really like it. Oh, and I want a shelf across the top of the kitchen window too, that’s level with the top of the other cabinets.
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My arms have been itching in the evening the last couple days. In fact I bruised up my left arm pretty good scratching. I tried putting on lotion this morning to see if that helps and I’m going to look it up on WebMD too.
And I remembered my camera so I got some photos of those leaves I was admiring yesterday on the way in.
Linky stuffs: Post-it notes as wallpaper. And a post-it collage how to.
Emily the Strange stuff I wanty.
- Kitty hoody,
- Neechee Solo,
- Cat Clog,
- Stickers, Evangeline’s had these great shoes I don’t see on the site,
- wristbands,
- the book set &
And free wristbands with orders over $30!