recently i had the itch to find something small and unique. not sure how buttons/pins came to mind. found these on etsy. i'm diggin 'em. i am going share them with the nieces and nephews. they can add them to their backpacks if they choose.
i kept the green world puzzle one for my lunch bag ...
moral of story here ... being green can be fun.
ps - these are homemade, bought from etsy, right? i didnt break the no-shopping rule!
pss - bad blurry photos, i know. i am still familarizing myself with the SUPER close-up feature on the camera.
next up ... libraries and bread machines!
nothin' like starting a weekend with these: fresh out of the oven blueberry muffins. yum.
was inspired by a photo i had seen on flickr earlier this summer. here's my version ... i am so sure the neighbors were peeking out their windows wondering who am i to be mowing the back yard with such an ensemble??!?!!
dad + cathy purchased kayaks recently. they can been seen tooting about the hingham harbor.
here's dad:
**photo taken by cathy
just about every other wednesday night, i pull my giant recycling bin to the curb of my driveway for thursday's pickup. it was last week when i was pulling this thing, just packed full, did i wonder what happens to this stuff after its dumped into the truck? and how do they sort the paper from plastic from glass?
well, clever me sent waste management an email asking about this process. i received a kind reply today from one of their customer service reps, stating the process and includes the website to view a video.
the process is still questionable ... the cardboard block could still have plastic bottles stuck in it!
(you tube video is easier to watch)
there is this flickr group called i made it myself where people can post pictures of what they've made with their own two hands.
today i made pseudo patio chair slipcovers myself. ok, with the help of two twin bed sheet sets, 18 yards of ribbon, a pair of scissors and some imagination. i think they turned out okay. and better yet, they serve the purpose of not feeling the itchy wood on your bum and legs + the paint wont get on your clothes.
before :
after:
crunchy chicken has this 'no buying' challenge for the month of august. i signed up for the challenge, however failed horribly over the last week! but one of the stipulations of the challenge is that if i had to buy something, it had to be used. guess what? i was surfing one day at work and found these coasters on etsy - the place to buy/sell all things handmade.
so these arent exactly handmade but they are vintage. they must be atleast 30-something years old. loving em!
