From the monthly archives: July 2009

Friday Roundup: Garden Inspired

By On July 24, 2009 · 2 Comments · In Buy Handmade

Maybe it’s the beautiful weather we’ve had this week, but I am feeling all garden inspired! Here are some finds to get you in the outdoors mood, too!

Pinky Pair soap by Strawberry Hedgehog. Loving Lee Crafted’s Fairy, Faerie, Gnome, Elf, Wee Folk Magical Door. The May Queen necklace by [...]

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Garden Inspiration

By On July 23, 2009 · 4 Comments · In Gardening

Is it crazy that I’m already thinking about Fall a little? When the weather turns, Dave and I want to make some changes out back. I spent a little time online looking for gardening inspiration!

This Wine Bottle Herb Bed from Hyperlocavore is rocking my socks! It may be time to start [...]

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How to Make an Emergency Vehicle Escape Keychain

By On July 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Uncategorized

My pal Matt pointed me to a nifty Instructable for putting together an emergency vehicle escape keychain. Pretty handy, right?

A bunch of commenters didn’t believe that the tiny piece of spark plug on there would actually break the car’s window, which reminded me of something another friend wrote about a burglar [...]

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Tomato Sandwich Heaven

By On July 21, 2009 · 4 Comments · In Recipes and Food

It’s been hot here lately. I mean….HOT. Sometimes, I just can’t muster up the power to stand over the stove or oven at the end of the day. Enter the summer of the sandwich! Vegetable Husband delivered the perfect heirloom slicing tomato this week along with a bag full of arugula. It was so [...]

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Glitter Globes

By On July 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Tutorials

As you have probably figured out, I’m somewhat of a pack rat. Around here, we save anything that looks like it could be useful later on. I found some cool projects for the corks and bottlecaps, that were taking over the kitchen. I’ve recently noticed our collection of glass jars getting [...]

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