My hostess made and gave me a washi paper Easter egg because I spent Easter break in Japan. Fun fact: I had two Easters that year because I flew over the International Date Line on the flight home.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Washi Paper Easter Egg
Spent more than two seconds on Pinterest (give me a follow please?) and you will find a super cute washi (pronounced wah-shee) tape something or other. I learned about washi when I visited Japan.
My hostess made and gave me a washi paper Easter egg because I spent Easter break in Japan. Fun fact: I had two Easters that year because I flew over the International Date Line on the flight home.
My hostess made and gave me a washi paper Easter egg because I spent Easter break in Japan. Fun fact: I had two Easters that year because I flew over the International Date Line on the flight home.
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Garage Door Dining Room Table
It is no secret that I am not in love with my dining room table. It needs refinishing or repainting or hacked to pieces with an ax to fit my design aesthetic.
But I don't own an ax.
Husband won't let me replace it because he spent his kid life eating around that very table. I respect that and use a table cloth instead. It looks much better and is way cheaper than buying a new table. It is less work than refinishing or repainting it too - for now.
That doesn't stop me from windowdrooling shopping over new tables. Especially when they are made from repurposed materials.
But I don't own an ax.
Husband won't let me replace it because he spent his kid life eating around that very table. I respect that and use a table cloth instead. It looks much better and is way cheaper than buying a new table. It is less work than refinishing or repainting it too - for now.
I use this tablecloth all the time.
My mom embroidered this tablecloth before I was born.
That doesn't stop me from window
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Washi Tape Dog Treat Box
Introducing the newest must have accessory for spring – the washi tape dog training treat box!
Husband said he was surprised I waited two whole days after we adopted Lacey to make her something. What
can I say? I’m a maker.
I asked Lisa to reuse this photo of me because I am sometimes a little shy when she pulls out her camera.
You can read my story here.
You can read my story here.
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Sunday, February 24, 2013
Finally Curbside Recycling!
Hey, waitaminute Ms. Green Blogger I thought you already recycled?
Yep. We do.
We bagged our paper, glass, metal, and plastic, stuck it in the car trunk, and drove it to a city dumpster because the paid subscription service was so unreliable even die hard greenies gave up on it. The freebie dumpster option worked OK unless we got busy and the recycling piled up or I forgot to drop it off at the dumpster while running errands. I can't tell you how many times I drove around town with trash in my trunk until I remembered I had trash in my trunk.
Not to mention the other items we collect and drop off for recycling at local stores:
This isn't as crazy as it sounds (I hope) because I combine trips to a city dumpster with recycling items one through three at the mall and do a little window shopping while I'm at it (I leave my debit card at home to make sure it is just window shopping and not buying out Celebrate Local.) I don't often have items four through six, item seven is new for us. The city recycling program takes #5 bottles but not #5 tubs.
Yep. We do.
We bagged our paper, glass, metal, and plastic, stuck it in the car trunk, and drove it to a city dumpster because the paid subscription service was so unreliable even die hard greenies gave up on it. The freebie dumpster option worked OK unless we got busy and the recycling piled up or I forgot to drop it off at the dumpster while running errands. I can't tell you how many times I drove around town with trash in my trunk until I remembered I had trash in my trunk.
Not to mention the other items we collect and drop off for recycling at local stores:
- Plastic cosmetic tubes can be recycled at any Origins store or counter
- Hard plastic bottle caps can be recycled at any Aveda store
- Batteries can be recycled at Easton Town Center (local folks) and any Batteries Plus store
- CFLs can be recycled at any Home Depot store
- Lithium ion batteries (for tools) can be recycled at any Home Depot store
- Eyeglasses can be recycled through the Lion's Club (your eye doctor may have a bin in their office.) The Lion's Club regrinds the lens and gives the glasses to needy people.
- Number 5 plastic can be recycled at Whole Foods through Preserve's Gimmie 5 Program
This isn't as crazy as it sounds (I hope) because I combine trips to a city dumpster with recycling items one through three at the mall and do a little window shopping while I'm at it (I leave my debit card at home to make sure it is just window shopping and not buying out Celebrate Local.) I don't often have items four through six, item seven is new for us. The city recycling program takes #5 bottles but not #5 tubs.
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Meet Lacey
Pitter patter pitter patter romp romp romp.
“BARK!”
Say hello to our new dog Lacey!
She’s recycled :)
Lacey is an 11 month old fearful Cavalier King
Charles Spaniel Dachshund mix. Look at the long and luscious legs on this girl!
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Cooking Carrot Soup with Power Tools!
I believe power tool projects are cheaper than therapy.
Some of you tell me your fear of chopping off a body part is
why you do not try using tools, you have a husband/son/brother/father to do it
for you, or the garage is a foreign land because it is dirtier and unheated
unlike your kitchen. I can totally relate. I’d rather spend more time in my
heated kitchen than my unheated garage during the winter too.
Although I have secretly grabbed and sterilized a power tool
from the garage to help me with a cooking project.
True confessions time. When I bake and puree fall pumpkins
(read how on my food blog Lazy Budget Chef here) the rind is so hard to cut I
usually grab my rotary tool from the garage and use it to cut the pumpkin in
half. It was my dirty little secret until now because every cook I know can cut
a pumpkin in half with a standard chef’s knife. I had a case of Really Stupid
Lazy Budget Chef over it.
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