The Jam.

While I was growing up my grandmother made jam nearly every fall. Jars and jars would be given away and the leftovers relegated to the pantry in the basement for later use. Before this summer I’d never really had the desire to make any, but the thought of summer ending makes me want to save some of that leftover fruit. In my hunt for the perfect recipe, I came across a few that were surprising. Recipes using fruits I never would have thought possible to turn into jams and jellies. Have you ever made your own jam or jelly? What kind?










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Picture It.

A minor hiccup in my online life today. After losing my internet connection at home for much of the weekend, I came to work only to find out our DSL was down. Mere minutes ago a lovely gentleman remedied the situation with a new modem and all systems are go. That means Design Crush should be back to normal first thing tomorrow. Happy Tuesday masquerading as Monday!

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Happy {Labor Day} Weekend.

+ I may have finally found a use for my paint chip collection!

+ Can’t wait to try my hand at these gift toppers.

+ I’d love to get a sweet note on one of these minis.

+ I can’t believe September is here and neither can my desktop. 1, 2, 3, 4

+ When a bicycle and a pickup truck have babies

+ Mad about the old-meets-new site design of Quipsologies.

+ I need this ID Blocker for my junk mail! I’m so tired of shredding everything.

+ It’s not too late to pass out invitations for a Labor Day shindig!

+ Have you seen this interactive film from Arcade Fire? Totally worth your time.

+ Hipster dinosaurs? Yes, please.

+ I need an iPad so I can buy one of these cases.

+Tea towels as curtains. Brilliant.

+ Loving Cee Lo Green’s F*ck You song and video!

Happy Labor Day!
Happy Weekend!

Hey, wait! Don’t forget, you have until Monday at 9am CST to tell me about the room in your home that needs a little TLC not the band for a chance to win a Design in a Bag!

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