Month: April 2010

Spoon Garden Markers

I’ve seen spoon jewelry and napkin rings, but these spoon garden markers are so charming! I love the hand-stamped lettering and the mixture of spoon shapes. Who would have thought that the spoon’s curve would flatten so nicely as to make a perfect place for words! (I must admit a giggle though when I saw […]

Ana Kraš Lamps

I am thoroughly in love with the simple forms and retro style of Serbian designer Ana Kraš and her beautiful lamps. Her handmade Bonbon series attires steel wire frames with colorful knit yarns, while the M Lamp remains naked, waiting for you to dress it up in a garment lampshade. (The M Lamp was inspired […]

Impressive laser-cut Mars rover model…er, kinda

Impressive laser-cut Mars rover model…er, kinda

This elaborate laser-cut plywood “Spirit” model is one of many cool designs available from WoodMarvels.com. They sell PDF plans, EPS files, and parts kits. Caveat: This image, and pretty much every image I can find on their website, is a computer generated rendering. I’m sure their models go together in the real world just fine, but personally, I’d kinda like to see some photos that prove it. [Thanks, Rachel!]

How-To: Garden to Go

By Jessica Wilson I don’t know if you’ve heard or not, but my mister and I are hitting the road at the end of the month and we will be leaving our wee garden behind for good. I’m quite attached to the garden — it has provided us with oodles of fresh greens, herbs, fruit […]

Knitting Green Challenge

Knitting Green by Ann Bud is for knitters who are comitted to the environment and are looking for projects with an organic or recycled twist. Personally I love using organic yarn and I love projects for bamboo yarn for the upcoming spring/summer months. All in all, this book has 20 patterns from sweaters, hats, socks, […]